AP has a PQ - Panic Quotient. This is my contribution to the confused world of emotional and productivity indices.

Calibrated on a 1 - 10 scale: 1 being unresponsive to external stimuli aka stone; 10 equalling burnt out, stressed out, freaked out. Fried basically, little more than able to whimper at the end of the day.

The higher the PQ value, the harder you're believed to be working. PQ of six and above being a conference call multiplier; the greater the panic, the more the calls. A PQ of six or more confirms a tidal wave of e-mails will barrel through the internal network, nearly bringing it down. All of them out of synch, and, obviously, contradictory.

Note that a very high PQ of 8.5 and above, can lead to someone out there in corporateland wanting to make a ju-ju doll in your shape so they can jab it with needles and tear it's limbs off. Drop gears quickly if you find yourself bumping up to 8.5. You've been warned.

I've been averaging a 6.5 PQ for most of the day, peaking around 8 in the early part of the morning. Anyone out there want to say what's their's is?