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  • N Nish Nishant

    New research published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine suggests that people who spend more of their working lives in jobs where they have little input in what work to do and how to go about doing it tend to die earlier than employees given more decision-making opportunities http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 [paul] Nish


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    Interesting Regardz Colin J Davies

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    More about me :-)

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      New research published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine suggests that people who spend more of their working lives in jobs where they have little input in what work to do and how to go about doing it tend to die earlier than employees given more decision-making opportunities http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 [paul] Nish


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      It's probably the stress of having no power that wears them out. People who feel as if they have more power over somebody else feel less stressed all the time. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024 Current Addiction : Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0

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        It's probably the stress of having no power that wears them out. People who feel as if they have more power over somebody else feel less stressed all the time. Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024 Current Addiction : Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0

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        Simon Walton wrote: It's probably the stress of having no power that wears them out. People who feel as if they have more power over somebody else feel less stressed all the time. Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! Nish


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          Simon Walton wrote: It's probably the stress of having no power that wears them out. People who feel as if they have more power over somebody else feel less stressed all the time. Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! Nish


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          Nish - Native CPian wrote: Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! You have proof that project managers live longer than mere developers, Nish? :) Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024 Current Addiction : Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0

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            Nish - Native CPian wrote: Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! You have proof that project managers live longer than mere developers, Nish? :) Simon I need your clothes, your boots, and your copy of VS.NET. Sonork ID 100.10024 Current Addiction : Colin Mcrae Rally 2.0

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            Simon Walton wrote: You have proof that project managers live longer than mere developers, Nish? I don't have proof. But it sounds so naturally true! Nish


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              New research published in the Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine suggests that people who spend more of their working lives in jobs where they have little input in what work to do and how to go about doing it tend to die earlier than employees given more decision-making opportunities http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 http://www.ergoweb.com/news/detail.cfm?id=532 [paul] Nish


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              I couldn't open the links, so I didn't read the page, but I don't find this idea the least bit surprising. Nish - Native CPian wrote: Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine Interesting that there is such a publication. I think that the mind has a much greater affect on the body than western medicine seems to think. "Somedays I really wish someone would write a mass e-mail worm that quite simply, if executed, ejected the user's pod from the Matrix once and for all..." -David Wulff, The Lounge

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                I couldn't open the links, so I didn't read the page, but I don't find this idea the least bit surprising. Nish - Native CPian wrote: Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine Interesting that there is such a publication. I think that the mind has a much greater affect on the body than western medicine seems to think. "Somedays I really wish someone would write a mass e-mail worm that quite simply, if executed, ejected the user's pod from the Matrix once and for all..." -David Wulff, The Lounge

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                Daniel Ferguson wrote: I think that the mind has a much greater affect on the body than western medicine seems to think. I agree totally. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                • N Nish Nishant

                  Simon Walton wrote: It's probably the stress of having no power that wears them out. People who feel as if they have more power over somebody else feel less stressed all the time. Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! Nish


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                  Nish - Native CPian wrote: Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! It just seems so long; it's actually "too long" :) (with appologies to the good PMs out there, including my own) --------

                  You can change the extention so it reads ASP even though it is PHP which is kind of cool. - Martin Marvinski

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                    Nish - Native CPian wrote: Explains why Project Managers live so long!!! It just seems so long; it's actually "too long" :) (with appologies to the good PMs out there, including my own) --------

                    You can change the extention so it reads ASP even though it is PHP which is kind of cool. - Martin Marvinski

                    --Shog9 --

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                    Shog9 wrote: with appologies to the good PMs good PM? Isn't that fiction stuff? Nish


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                      Shog9 wrote: with appologies to the good PMs good PM? Isn't that fiction stuff? Nish


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                      Nish - Native CPian wrote: Isn't that fiction stuff? Well, if a good PM is defined as one who aids you in accomplishing your objectives, then i suppose it depends on what your objectives are... ;) --------

                      Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.

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