Comments on: Out-of-office https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/ Writer, Author, Speaker Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:44:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/#comment-331834 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:44:08 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18519#comment-331834 In reply to Caroline Starr Rose.

@Caroline – your grandfather had a lot of inadvertent networking opportunities! I hope to read the book soon…

]]> By: Caroline Starr Rose https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/#comment-331694 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 14:37:07 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18519#comment-331694 I love Cheaper by the Dozen and Belles on Their Toes! Fun fact: my grandfather’s college roommate was one of the Gilbreth boys (I forget which one). His other roommate (different college) was Sam Walton!

]]> By: Maureen https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/#comment-330885 Sat, 09 Apr 2022 08:15:18 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18519#comment-330885 In reply to omdg.

Love this! I’m a planner and hate hearing my non-planner friends apologize for not planning. I think it’s all about acceptance for our strengths and weaknesses (and those of our friends). Let’s celebrate what everyone brings to the table.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/#comment-330864 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:12:16 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18519#comment-330864 In reply to omdg.

@omdg – thanks! I’ve been hearing from a reasonable number of people who aren’t the planner…and are forwarding this to their planning friends. No one wants to be on the bad end of social chicken!

]]> By: omdg https://lauravanderkam.com/2022/04/out-of-office/#comment-330849 Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:43:11 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18519#comment-330849 Re: When It Comes to Friendships, It’s OK to be the Planner, can you write one about how it’s ok NOT to be the planner as well? I have never known any of the cool places to go, or who to invite to things, and I am always sure nobody would come anyway. As a result I don’t plan… really ever. Even planning for my own family fun is a challenge for me.

Anyway, thank you for the article. Hopefully someone will read it and decide not to play chicken. 🙂

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