This morning I listening to the Scoble interview of the Twitter guys, and Biz Stone, the co-founder of the company, was explaining how the concept for Twitter was born. It’s an interesting story because nobody at the company thought it was a good idea. It wasn’t until they actually built a prototype that people started ...
May 2008
With the launch of FriendFeed’s new rooms section, I’ve created a productivity room titled “All Things Productivity“. Please feel free to join and share articles and comments that can help the general public with productivity. It should be a fun time! Now everyone go outside and enjoy the long weekend ;)
photo credit: visualpanic It’s no surprise that taking social breaks help nurses cope with their work. The study employed an ethnographic methodology and found that the morning tea break ritual provided time, space and an environment where nurses can ventilate their feelings and gain each other’s support. Thus, the morning tea break ritual has positive ...
photo credit: Hometown Invasion Tour Editors note: Post written by Heather Johnson. Working from home presents as many challenges as it does opportunities. When it comes to developing a meaningful relationship, the home worker may feel that they’re behind the proverbial eight ball. You’re not out in the world as much as the guy that ...
I’m wondering if the lack of human intervention changes us a little bit on the inside. A little bit of seclusion never hurt anyone, but homeworkers deal with something completely different. I found this study that further confirms my suspicions: ”In-person contact stimulates an emotional reaction,” explains Lawrence Honig, a neurologist at Columbia-Presbyterian Eastside, a ...
photo credit: vernhart Post written by Andre Kibbe, author of the blog Tools for Thought. When trying to solve a problem or design a solution, there’s often some root certainty that frames our thinking about it. We need to explicitly identify ideas we take for granted in order to think beyond them. These ideas that ...
photo credit: chanzi Working from home has many, many advantages. Comfy environments, no commute, to name a few. However, working from home also comes with just as many disadvantages. It’s easy to become distracted, the pay is never guaranteed, and it can get quite lonely. However, one of the worst parts about being a home ...
