Slip and fly

At work, we often face stressful situations, dreaded projects, irritating co-workers, frustrating bosses, an overwhelming number of tasks and messages, boring work we don’t enjoy. These problems have one simple cause: we’re holding on. The work itself isn’t stressful — it’s just action that’s taken or that needs to be taken. It’s our reaction to the work that causes the stress: our holding on to a wish that things were different. It’s not the constant stream of interruptions that is frustrating — they are just events that happen around us, like a leaf falling or a bird flying by. It’s our holding on, in our minds, to the task we were doing before we were interrupted that causes the frustration. We wish we weren’t interrupted from the task, and we resent anything that interrupts us, and our minds are still half on the previous task. Our co-workers and boss aren’t the problem either: they’re just other human beings trying to do the best they can in this world. It’s our holding...

The  Audi R8 [4]  ( Typ  42 ) [6]  is a  mid-engine , 2-seater  sports car , [4] [7]  which uses Audi's trademark  quattro  permanent  all-wheel drive  system. [4] [8]  It was introduced by the German automaker  Audi AG  in 2006. The car was exclusively  designed ,  developed , and  manufactured  by Audi AG's high performance private subsidiary company,  quattro GmbH , and is based on the Lamborghini Gallardo  platform. [9]  The fundamental construction of the R8 is based on the  Audi Space Frame , [4]  and uses an  aluminium   monocoque  which is built around  space frame  principles. The car is built by quattro GmbH in a newly renovated factory at Audi's 'aluminium site' at  Neckarsulm  in  Germany . [4] In 2005, Audi announced that the name of the successful  Audi R8 race car  would be used for a new road car in 20...