Is Time Passing Too Quickly?

This academic quarter has flown by. Neither the upset UC students nor office hours have been able to slow down time. Everyone knows that time is passing too quick but nobody is taking action to fight this. The New York Times is shocked that James Spader will turn 50 this year . Relative to William Shatner, he looks quite good. But, the case of that pretty boy not being so pretty anymore brings home an ugly truth. Things fall apart.

How do we fight entropy? Sit ups and push ups are out. What else can be done? I am convinced that if I teach less and simply write and do my research that time will slow down. I am starting to write up my research goals for 2010. They will be ambitious. I hope that 2010 will mark the year when I make my comeback. Like Elvis in Las Vegas, I'm ready for a second act. No detective novels, or working for Obama (I haven't been asked), or textbook writing, I will act as if I'm an Assistant Prof again and get back the "eye of the tiger". I challenge my fellow 40ish friends to join me. REPEC should have a new category of who are the top economists based on flow of output rather than stock and then break this out by age category.

To prepare this Big Push in 2010, I will take a 1 week break from blogging. I will go to my usual Berkeley hangout. You may see me in People's Park.