Lean In

Hi reader,
What IS it about stalking ex-boyfriends and random third grade semi-friends on the internet that eats up so much time?  Le sigh.
In the interest of finding a different, slightly-more-productive internet black hole, I have discovered www.leanin.org
As a way of introduction (just on the off chance you were living in a cave when the Lean In book came out last spring) let me post some of the author bio from the New York Times book review here:

Sheryl Sandberg has been the chief operating officer of Facebook since 2008. At 43, she has already had a storied career: research assistant to Lawrence Summers at the World Bank; management consultant at McKinsey; chief of staff to Summers at the Treasury Department; and six and a half years at Google, where she rose to the post of vice president of global online sales and operations. 

So basically, this woman Sheryl Sandberg absolutely kicks a** at every job.  She is gold standard career porn for a work-oriented gal.  The book explains, in very simple terms, how she believes it is possible for other women to kick a** at every job (albeit probably slightly less impressive, non-Ivy-League-educated a**).  Honestly, the book drones on a bit for my taste, but she does make some very important points about how women and gender roles shape the work force. 

But of course, no book should be JUST a book these days.  Which brings us to the website www.leanin.org. Let me preface this bit by saying I expected the website to be the dumbest thing available to the human public since Sharknado. I was pleasantly surprised.  Some of the "Expert Lectures" make wonderful, reasonably gender-neutral points about time management and career advancement. 

Anyway, did I mention I'm trapped inside due to a snow storm?  I'm off to find my knitting. Stay warm and gainfully entertained on this whizbit contraption we call the interwebs. 

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