Affection

This week has been a hectic week. At work, a couple of people were down because of the flu and haven’t been able to come to work, so I’ve been quite busy taking care of different things. I haven’t been able to start working on the projects I was originally supposed to work on... maybe I can do them tomorrow... (it seems like I keep saying this every day ;-)
There are also lots of things that I need to do + want to do besides work, but I just can’t find time right now.. Well, that’s life :P

So, recently I’ve been eating a quick lunch (obento) in front of the computer, but today I finally got tired of it and went out for lunch outside. Although, it was already close to 14:00, so I couldn’t find a lunch mate. So I just went out by myself. It was actually very nice :) and refreshing. I should do this more often :P

While eating lunch, I was reading a design magazine and encountered the quotes below.
It was one of the “20 life lessons” quotes by different designers.

“You can only work for people that you like. This is a curious rule, and it took me a long time to learn because, in fact, at the beginning of my practice I felt the opposite. Professionalism required that you didn’t particularly like the people that you worked for, or at least maintained and arm’s-length relationship to them, which meant that I never had lunch with clients or saw them socially. Then some years ago, I realized that the opposite was true. I discovered that all the work I had done that was meaningful and significant came out of an affectionate relationship with a client. And I’m not talking about professionalism — I’m talking about affection. I’m talking about a client and you sharing some common ground. That, in fact, your view of life is in some way congruent with the client; otherwise it is a bitter and hopeless struggle. ” -- Milton Glaser

hmm... Did I tell you that I’m looking for a job? ;-P