Maeda's SIMPLICITY

Out-Of-Pocket Colors

Age has not diminished its beauty.

I've carried this flower in my pocket for four years now. I don't remember what I was doing, or what country I was in, but I do remember a beautiful combination of purple and yellow that I wished to carry with me. A wallet is the perfect flower press that gets a whole lot of pressure activity. Although since this flower has escaped from my wallet, it has picked up some unflatted-ness.

In my Managerial Accounting course, I've recently been grappling with the relationship between "out-of-pocket costs" and "opportunity costs." The concepts are simple I know, but I think my visually-oriented brain doesn't sync well with the world of accounting. Earlier in the year, Financial Accounting was like kryptonite to me, but I'm glad I learned the stuff as a whole lot of things make more sense to me now. I suspect the same thing to happen for Managerial Accounting in the long run. The process of learning is certainly painful, but well worth the ordeal. And when thinking about the money in your pocket starts driving you crazy, just pop a flower into your wallet ... there's lots of them out there.

Posted by maeda at April 26, 2005 08:37 AM