Awakened Systems Engineering

Category: Stories

It Pays to be Lazy

The first thing to do when assigned a new task is to ask yourself if the task is really necessary. Sometimes the answer is NO.

January 9, 2024
My Encounters with Famous Gifted Children of Salt Lake City

How I met two of Salt Lake City’s most famous gifted children: Clayton Christensen the economist who described creative destruction and Nathan Chen the figure skater who won two gold medals in the 2022 Winter Olympics.

December 5, 2023
A Tale of Medical Accounting

My mother goes to the hospital for surgery and receives a bill for $70.87.

April 24, 2022
Mom Loves the Emergency Room

Was my mother’s inclination to go to the emergency room rather than to urgent care or her doctor’s clinic a wise decision? This eccentric example of a trade study gives us the answer.

August 31, 2021
Taking my dad to the doctor

My father has to take a trip to the doctor in order to get approval for home health services that he needs because he is disabled.

July 19, 2021