Maybe Friday is the New Saturday?
- Posted by glen on March 7th, 2008
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In last week’s post about making our workdays more relaxed, I made the statement that Saturday is a great day to work. After letting that remark sink in over the past few days, I realize that Fridays may be even better than Saturdays for being really productive. If you can force yourself to focus on Fridays, there is great potential to really plow through some work.
- There’s less distraction. Much like Saturday, Friday is usually the most relaxed day of the work week. I receive a fraction of email compared to any other workday, so there’s less slowdown on that front. The social sites aren’t really that busy, and mostly everyone else is working for the weekend.
- “Casual” Friday. Most companies have Casual Friday’s where dress is a bit more relaxed. I’d even go so far as to say the whole work atmosphere on Fridays is more relaxed.
- Friday is, after all, still a work day. Yep, contrary to popular belief, Fridays are still part of a normal work week. That means that you don’t have to feel guilty for working like you would on a Saturday.
So there you have it, a little motivation to get through the rest of your Friday without feeling like a total unproductive slob. Have a great weekend everybody!
photo credit: MegElizabeth_
March 7th, 2008 at 8:02 pm
Could it be that if we are going to put anytime in on Saturday, it’s also on things that REALLY matter? When we check one of those things off our list, we certainly feel better.
March 8th, 2008 at 1:52 pm
Making workdays feel like Saturdays is ultimately about control. Control over our time and the things we do.
Most work environments control both of those through a combination of subtle (peer pressure) and unsubtle (job descriptions, reporting line etc) means.
So while we can make small changes, the big changes depend on our ability to free ourselves from wage labour.
Gawd I’m sounding like Tim Ferris…
Check out a related discussion at:
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/bridgetmcnulty/2008/02/27/reasons-to-love-freelancing/
March 9th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Great thoughts Brian and Albert!
Brian, excellent observation: We’re only going to do the things that really matter on the weekends.
March 10th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
I had no idea where you were going with this when I read the title. I was expecting to see that Friday is a great time to take the day off, perhaps because Thursday is a big drinking night… but no, you want people to be productive, go figure! =)
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