Comments on: LIFO vs FIFO http://pinkasparag.us/2010/01/lifo-vs-fifo/ all my randomness spewed on the Internet Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:13:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Catherine http://pinkasparag.us/2010/01/lifo-vs-fifo/comment-page-1/#comment-20838 Catherine Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:49:49 +0000 http://pinkasparag.us/?p=1379#comment-20838 I once read that you should add completed tasks to lists so that you have a sense of accomplishment. What good is a list if everything on it is unattainable? I once read that you should add completed tasks to lists so that you have a sense of accomplishment. What good is a list if everything on it is unattainable?

]]> By: Tammy http://pinkasparag.us/2010/01/lifo-vs-fifo/comment-page-1/#comment-20836 Tammy Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:47:25 +0000 http://pinkasparag.us/?p=1379#comment-20836 I once interviewed for a job in a state office the summer between my freshman and sophmore year of college. The interviewer was intimidating (I knew her personally and found her to be intimidating on a personal level too). I would be working for 2 bosses. The question posed to me was this "if I gave you something to do and 'Sally' gave you something to do, how would you decide what to work on?" I must have had the deer-in-the-headlights look on my face. I was puzzled by this baffling question. I've always been a hard worker and no one ever had to follow up on tasks assigned to me. But how was I to verbalize the "how" asked in this question. I did not recover during the interview and I did not get the job. I spent the summer working in a RV Trailer factory (I kid you not) and lost my freshman 15 (and then some) because it was literally 105 degrees in there with Missouri humidity. All-in-all, it probably worked out for the better. But I digress. This question has stuck with me over the past 23 years and I revisit it often. I have an answer now. And finally *someone* (you) has asked me the question again. I look at each task and decide 1) priority - what is the drop dead date? and then 2) how big is it? is it 30 minutes, is it 3 days, is it bigger than I can imagine (those go last)? I am a list maker and I LOVE my lists. I love to cross tasks off. Even if a task is not on my list but I did it, I add it to the list so that I may have the satisfaction of crossing it off. Is there a limit on how much I can comment? If so, I do not seem to have exceeded it. Although I may have exceeded your attention span. Sorry. I once interviewed for a job in a state office the summer between my freshman and sophmore year of college. The interviewer was intimidating (I knew her personally and found her to be intimidating on a personal level too). I would be working for 2 bosses. The question posed to me was this “if I gave you something to do and ‘Sally’ gave you something to do, how would you decide what to work on?” I must have had the deer-in-the-headlights look on my face. I was puzzled by this baffling question. I’ve always been a hard worker and no one ever had to follow up on tasks assigned to me. But how was I to verbalize the “how” asked in this question. I did not recover during the interview and I did not get the job. I spent the summer working in a RV Trailer factory (I kid you not) and lost my freshman 15 (and then some) because it was literally 105 degrees in there with Missouri humidity. All-in-all, it probably worked out for the better. But I digress.

This question has stuck with me over the past 23 years and I revisit it often. I have an answer now. And finally *someone* (you) has asked me the question again.

I look at each task and decide 1) priority – what is the drop dead date? and then 2) how big is it? is it 30 minutes, is it 3 days, is it bigger than I can imagine (those go last)? I am a list maker and I LOVE my lists. I love to cross tasks off. Even if a task is not on my list but I did it, I add it to the list so that I may have the satisfaction of crossing it off.

Is there a limit on how much I can comment? If so, I do not seem to have exceeded it. Although I may have exceeded your attention span. Sorry.

]]> By: Abbey http://pinkasparag.us/2010/01/lifo-vs-fifo/comment-page-1/#comment-20808 Abbey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 05:32:19 +0000 http://pinkasparag.us/?p=1379#comment-20808 Loving the new blog look! Also, didn't know you were trying to go back to Grad School...though I've also awol (did I spell that right?) over here for awhile. Trying to catch up now! As for me, I'm neither a stack or a queue. I tend to prioritize...or my boss does for me. ;) But I rarely go from bottom to top or vice versa. Ya know, you missed an option...FILO...that's Drew...First In, Last Out. Or as I like to call it...a Workaholic. ;) .-= Abbey´s last blog ..<a href="http://thevintagewife.blogspot.com/2010/01/back-to-21st-century.html" rel="nofollow">Back to the 21st Century</a> =-. Loving the new blog look!

Also, didn’t know you were trying to go back to Grad School…though I’ve also awol (did I spell that right?) over here for awhile. Trying to catch up now!

As for me, I’m neither a stack or a queue. I tend to prioritize…or my boss does for me. ;) But I rarely go from bottom to top or vice versa.

Ya know, you missed an option…FILO…that’s Drew…First In, Last Out. Or as I like to call it…a Workaholic. ;)
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