Waste and Inefficiency
One of my goals this year is to streamline my life. I know… me and everyone else. But this year I am finally serious. I have way too many projects to keep track of, and if I don’t streamline I will be crushed. Metaphorically speaking I hope.
Naturally this means I’ve been looking at everything through an inefficiency standpoint. What is wasteful? What adds time and uselessness to my life? What detracts value?
Trendnet does. You see I bought a wireless internet card from them (which I love). But it came with a rebate. Now I understand the whole purpose of the rebate is to get you to not spend it. That’s why it’s difficult to mail in the rebate, why it takes so long to get a rebate back.
I’ve sent in many rebates over the years but this is the first time I’ve ever received a debit card back. That’s right they sent me a credit card instead of a check. Why? Because it will reduce the chance I’m going to use it. It also means I need to spend that money instead of saving it. In short it’s a con.
It’s also wasteful. I am, by no means, an environmentalist. But I can’t stand wasting things. Now I’m forced to use a little piece of plastic that will sit in a landfill for the next 300,000 years. All so I can spend my $8.68.
When you work with clients or students, don’t waste their time. Don’t create a model of waste juts because it benefits you. If the only way you can make money is by creating waste, maybe it’s time you rethink your business model. Because at some point, people will become fed up with your wasteful ways, and stop going to you.
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