Reading this chapter made me think of MOUT (Military operations on urbanized terrain). I thought, deleting the enemy & clearing the room. What a perfect topic to choose, I said. When entering a building you want to delete any bad guys and clear the building for any remaining threat.
This relates to Excel because sometimes you want to remove information from spreadsheets. You can delete cells or cell contents. Another option for removing data is clear, which is found on the home tab which will clear contents but leave the cells and their formatting.
From crayon eating grunts to cubicle hunchback desk-job workers, deleting and clearing anything applies to many aspects of our lives. While I may not be a fan of the second one, I sure do miss the first one... sometimes.
Hey Anthony I enjoyed reading your post. Good job correlating your MOUT to the overall. Is that training for the Marines? I completely understand your last statement, too. I don't always enjoy the psychological aspects of the military, but it does sometimes beat a desk job.
ReplyDeleteAnthony, thanks for making sense Excel's deleting cells to this neanderthal.
ReplyDeleteIt's fascinating how concepts from one field can relate to seemingly unrelated areas, isn't it? Your comparison of military operations to Excel functions is quite insightful. Deleting and clearing information in both scenarios serves a similar purpose: eliminating unwanted elements to enhance efficiency and safety. It's interesting to see how these principles apply across different aspects of our lives, from battlefield strategies to everyday spreadsheet management. Thanks for sharing your unique perspective!
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ReplyDeleteHi Anthony, appreciate how you connect deleting and clearing entries in Excel to military operations—it made it so much easier to grasp. Thanks for the insight!