People say you truly understand a foreign language when you start speaking and hearing it in your dreams. So, does this mean I'm fluent in excel now? Has anyone else experienced this?
Well, it turns out, I'm not totally alone. Google has 10 matches for "dream in excel" or "dreaming in excel":
- Teaching Basic Excel to Adults: "I ... dream in Excel models, so there's a downside"
- F1 Get the Most out of Excel! The Ultimate Excel Tip Help Guide: "I DREAM in Excel (yeah, I know, I'm a sicko)"
- Profitability Data Mart: Using Oracle 9i Windowing Functions in Cost of Funds and Interest Expense Calculation: "[Finance people] dream in Excel. If you ask them what they had for lunch, they quickly open an Excel sheet in their minds, put all the courses with all the ingredients and prices, draw a pivot table, apply a standard deviation and a variance and will give you not only the price per calorie but the trends in the food industry in the next five years."
- When the going gets tough...: "[Statistics] is driving me insane... Seriously. Sometimes I dream in excel spreadsheets."
- USNEW Rankings & UG Business Programs - Page 4 - College Discussion: "Banking is very very simple and boring .... You will dream in Excel."
- Slashdot | Upcoming SuSE 9.0 Professional Reviewed: [no good quote]
- Part of OSS Movement Is Seeking "World Domination;" Like All Battle Planners, the Commanders Appear to be Fighting the Last War: [no good quote]
- Accounting Manager on Monster: "Do you dream in Excel spreadsheet format, but crave working with fun and creative people?"
- {not crazy}: "Sleep deprivation is bad for you. Dreaming in Excel ... [is not healthy]."
- My Mind on Kamchatka: "They are doing a good job, I just have to be nit picky. I'll be dreaming in Excel again."
I think this must mean I'm one of the 11 biggest Excel nerds in the world. I'm not sure whether I should be proud or concerned. Probably concerned.
