Paul's Posts — 23 June 2012
By Paul McGowan
Most mornings I get up and after my coffee I run or head to the gym and workout for 45 minutes. It’s always a struggle and I battle with myself to hang in there and get ‘er done. It’s particularly difficult at the very beginning of the exercise and that’s when I question myself most – and wonder why I do it.
I also go through the same process about midway through any design project we are on – when the going gets tough – I question if its worth it. Yet I always go back and finish it because I know it’s an investment.
The 45 minutes of exercise I invest pays me back with 8 to 10 hours of energy I can use during the day.
A year long design project pays back the investment when thousands of like-minded people enjoy our products day in and day out.
When you struggle to get your system tweaked and just right that investment pays you back many fold in musical enjoyment.
Investing in those things that put a smile on our face over the long term are great investments for sure.
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Paul McGowan: Aging memory Mark. I wrote what I remembered and then went back and actually measured it.
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oliver T. Finch: Simple. Treat the cause and there won’t be any symptoms.Regards.
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“The difficult I’ll do right now,
The impossible will take a little while.”
emovac
I can certainly say that when you encounter difficulties, it’s great to deal with companies who listen and work with their customers to resolve issues and answer questions. Difficulties are never fun for anyone, but the people who comprise PS Audio’s excellent customer service unit makes it a bit easier. I can attest to that first hand.
Paul McGowan
oliver T. Finch
Thanks for the reminder. No pain no gain also nothing is free in life. Imagine what we would look like if we did not have to work. Remember that character from one of the Star Wars movies? Regards.
oliver T. Finch
If the airport express is the same as an I Pod then Music Direct has some transports which may help.Not being into these devices I cannot give you any more information.I am sorry. Regards.