An excerpt from the daily planner of James Dyson, the inventor of the Dyson vacuum who dedicated 17 years of his life trying to create a vacuum with better suction.
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- Monday June 8th, 1992 -
7:00: Wake up. Breakfast.
8:00: Brainstorming session – How to create better suction?
10:00: Reexamine current vacuum.
10:15: Smash worthless piece-of-shit vacuum to bits.
10:30: Brainstorming session – Problem seems to lie with lack of proper suction. . .
12:00: Nap.
2:00: Purchase new vacuum to test.
2:30: Attempt to vacuum small piece of cardboard off of floor.
2:32: Pick of small piece of cardboard. Examine it.
2:33: Replace small piece of cardboard onto the floor.
2:35: Re-attempt to vacuum small piece of cardboard off of floor.
2:40: Scream at vacuum.
2:45: Pull off various vacuum attachments.
3:00: Mercilessly beat vacuum with its own attachments.
3:30: Nap.
5:00: Try to smooth things out with Tracy – explain to her recent preoccupation with the problem of suction.
7:00: Dinner with Tracy.
7:15: Ask waiter if restaurant has a vacuum I could look at.
7:16: Break up with Tracy again.
8:00: Call parents. Send more money???
9:00: Get drunk. Make ugly faces in the mirror. Weep.
11:30: Pass out on dirty floor. Dream of better suction.
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