Monday, July 26, 2010

Do you suffer from Chronic Fatigue?

Chronic fatigue and fibromylagia is a huge problem in the US. Most doctors don't have a clue about what or why people get it. You would do well to know the right terminology when talking to your doctor to help you advocate for yourself. Share your suggestions and concerns by clicking the comment link.
It's common for a doctor to ask where you hurt and how badly you hurt, but as you likely know if you have fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome, pain is a lot more complicated than that. We need to understand how we hurt, and since we're not talking about injuries or physical degeneration, it helps to know why we hurt as well.
  1. Allodynia
  1. Analgesic
  1. GABA
  1. Glia
  1. Glutamate
  1. Hyperalgesia
  1. Narcotics
  1. NSAIDs
  1. Nociceptor
  1. Pain Threshold
  1. Pain Tolerance
  1. Paresthesia
  1. Serotonin
  1. Substance P
  1. Tender Points
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Monday, July 5, 2010

What's the point?

I have said it before and I will say it again: "I love the way Seth Godin thinks!" He is truly and Thirsty Fish Thinker. Read on and leave a comment/thought or two yourself.

An idea turns into a meeting and then it turns into a project. People get brought along, there's free donuts, there's a whiteboard and even a conference call.
It feels like you're doing the work, but at some point, hopefully, someone asks, "what's the point of this?"
Is it worth doing?
Compared to everything else we could be investing (don't say 'spending') our time on, is this the scariest, most likely to pay off, most important or the best long-term endeavor?
Or are we just doing it because no one had the guts along the way to say STOP.
Are you doing work worth doing, or are you just doing your job?
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