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I still need more healthy rest in order to work at my best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently.
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"Technology accelerates the perception of the relationship." So says Janet Lenaghan, an assistant professor of management at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y.
As the discussion turns to the wisdom of relationships, I think it is time for us to take a step back and look at an evolution in relationships that has occurred due in no small part to the influence of social technologies - email, chat, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc., etc., etc.
Have these technologies created a culture where people are encouraged to share more than they should? Have new norms incubated by the social network desensitized us to the idea that we mistaken customers as friends rather than valuable clients?
Please let me know your take. I will share more of my thoughts tomorrow.
Gary Lemke, Publisher
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