The University's library was near the parking lot.
I arrived at the library. Ms Morris pretty much went to grab a few books while glancing at what I was going to do.
Ms Morris mentioned, "3 to 4 hours, then I will find you and we will get some lunch. Any issues?"
Maybe she thought I would go to the small children's section that the college's library did maintain. I think it is interesting that she would just leave a young 7 year old for a few hours and ask if that is fine. Sure, bye bye. I saw a PC in the corner on one of the tables. I walked up to it, pressed the power button. A few heads on another table looked at me while I sat in the seat. I went ahead and verified the date and time when it asked by pressing enter. Then I typed the command dir while the prompt asked for the input. I got a little bored...
A> dir
Volume in drive A is MSD330BD |
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COMMAND FDISK FORMAT SYS |
COM COM COM COM |
25308 55029 11968 4921 |
2-02-84 8-08-84 7-13-84 7-13-84 |
12:00a 8:39p 2:04p 4:25p |
THERE IS NO COMPILER OR ASSEMBLR SO PLEASE LET THIS CHILD (YOUR FATHER) KILL YOU! |
<DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> <DIR> |
7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 7-03-85 |
9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:08a 9:09a 9:09a 9:09a 9:09a 9:09a 9:09a |
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19 File(s) | 1295360 bytes free |
I had finished what I was doing, so I left that message on the screen and walked away. If I recall I once heard most people would have their personal programs on floppies and leave the base system alone. I started to look through the different aisles while thinking I didn't exactly have a goal for what I wanted to do. I had found myself between the business and political sections in the library.
One of the conclusions I had this morning is that I need to start my own planned economy business. I would have a business that would have it's own ecosystem that was like a self sufficient country. I could run the ultimate monopoly and call myself boss mayor. I would have too many people's interests to be captured and be too big of a catch to quietly or secretly kill.
-Communication is the open secret to running a political campaign! -3 Roles you can't neglect in political campaigns! -Campaign budget basics! -Campaign strategy: heart, face and message! |
I started to glance through some books and found 4 books that were recommended and easy to find. Luckily there is scrap paper and pencils that I was able to get for some note taking. The information related to budgeting was not very informative as I would have thought, as it was intended for politicians who received donations and had no idea what was okay with donations. To summarize I made a list of some of my research: >>> A/N: you do not need to read the spoiler its just filler
- when talking to a group, make it so you are talking as if it was a one on one conversation
starting
- positive
- compliments
- asking questions / participation
small talk
- match - me too
- shift - change of topic or add mroe thoughts or more matching
- pass back - ask for more - open ended
appropriate
- nsfw?
- trust / stranger
transition to important / deep
- willing
- connection
- two way
interests
active listening
- eye contact
- smile
- turn body towards / body language
- minimize distractions
- clarification - confirmation
- reflection - emotions to verify
- provide - feedback - thoughts / opinions
end in grace
body language
tone
individual differences - age culture race religion gender
read other - eye facial posture - do they want to end conversation
assert yourself
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topic or theme
tone
short and sweet
authentic - original story and why you want this
start and dig right in as someone will introduce you already
memorable
spell checker / peer review
visual aids
note cards / practice - time yourself
talk patiently
look in a mirror
thank specific people
avoid cliches
dont insult or offend
I ended up deciding to try out some business books instead.
-How to win friends & influence people -The practice of management -The E myth revisited -My years with GM (General Motors) -Strategy and structure -The human side of enterprise -The functions of the executive -The principles of scientific management |
These 8 books were marked as recommendations on the shelves. There is a few others marked too, but these books I selected looked the most appealing based on just the title of the book. I had looked for a book on farming, but couldn't find anything related to hydroponics, aeroponics or space efficient farming. I think these type of farming techniques didn't get written about for a few more years. I looked at the time and noticed it was around 11:30 AM so it was about time for Ms Morris to find me. I ended up writing the names of the books when Ms Morris precisely showed up like clockwork.
I had convinced her to check out these 8 books for me, however she started to look at me suspiciously.
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