Comments on: The Morning Tea Break: Making Better People out of Nurses http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/ Helping Creative People Create Mon, 21 May 2012 10:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: travesti http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-13969 travesti Sat, 08 May 2010 08:36:26 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-13969 hi very nice your site's contents. If this is a nice sharing. Thanks, but for my country because there is no content sites like yours as I would always follow the most liked sites like these and I'm waiting for new issues and explanations. hi very nice your site's contents. If this is a nice sharing. Thanks, but for my country because there is no content sites like yours as I would always follow the most liked sites like these and I'm waiting for new issues and explanations.

]]> By: Links of Interest : Productivity501 http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-10220 Links of Interest : Productivity501 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:26:01 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-10220 [...] The Morning Tea Break: Making Better People Out of Nurses-LifeDev Some interesting insight as to how a short break during shifts can help nurses be more productive. This study also shows an improvement in morale as a result of these breaks. [...] [...] The Morning Tea Break: Making Better People Out of Nurses-LifeDev Some interesting insight as to how a short break during shifts can help nurses be more productive. This study also shows an improvement in morale as a result of these breaks. [...]

]]> By: Nicholas (Conscious Flex) http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-13597 Nicholas (Conscious Flex) Tue, 27 May 2008 17:57:37 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-13597 When I speak with people, I speak with a deep passion for life and trying to find the best parts of it. Therefore, I try to have a like-minded group of people around. In this way we can bounce off each others ideas. Bouncing off ideas leads to more cleverness in achieving your goals. Talk to someone who is interested, passionate, inspired, connected, and motivated to the same-things you are. People who do not share the same insight, will only drag you down. They will give you all the excuses that they give themselves, as to why you should not achieve your successful goals. When I speak with people, I speak with a deep passion for life and trying to find the best parts of it. Therefore, I try to have a like-minded group of people around. In this way we can bounce off each others ideas. Bouncing off ideas leads to more cleverness in achieving your goals. Talk to someone who is interested, passionate, inspired, connected, and motivated to the same-things you are. People who do not share the same insight, will only drag you down. They will give you all the excuses that they give themselves, as to why you should not achieve your successful goals.

]]> By: Nicholas (Conscious Flex) http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-12616 Nicholas (Conscious Flex) Tue, 27 May 2008 13:57:37 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-12616 When I speak with people, I speak with a deep passion for life and trying to find the best parts of it. Therefore, I try to have a like-minded group of people around. In this way we can bounce off each others ideas. Bouncing off ideas leads to more cleverness in achieving your goals. Talk to someone who is interested, passionate, inspired, connected, and motivated to the same-things you are. People who do not share the same insight, will only drag you down. They will give you all the excuses that they give themselves, as to why you should not achieve your successful goals. When I speak with people, I speak with a deep passion for life and trying to find the best parts of it. Therefore, I try to have a like-minded group of people around. In this way we can bounce off each others ideas. Bouncing off ideas leads to more cleverness in achieving your goals. Talk to someone who is interested, passionate, inspired, connected, and motivated to the same-things you are. People who do not share the same insight, will only drag you down. They will give you all the excuses that they give themselves, as to why you should not achieve your successful goals.

]]> By: Farfield http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-12615 Farfield Sat, 24 May 2008 21:52:47 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-12615 I like to be able to talk to other people. It depends on what I'm woking on though. Sometimes when I'm teaching and I'm facing a problem with a lesson or a particular student, it's great to be able to take a few minutes to talk about it with a colleage. But the other moment when you really want to get some emails answered, you don't want that colleage to keep talking to you about unnecessary things. <br><br>And when I'm working on my own projects it's the same. Sometimes it's great to get feedback from others and sometimes I just want to concentrate and not be disturbed. I do take quite some time to talk with people though, be it work related or social. I like to be able to talk to other people. It depends on what I'm woking on though. Sometimes when I'm teaching and I'm facing a problem with a lesson or a particular student, it's great to be able to take a few minutes to talk about it with a colleage. But the other moment when you really want to get some emails answered, you don't want that colleage to keep talking to you about unnecessary things.

And when I'm working on my own projects it's the same. Sometimes it's great to get feedback from others and sometimes I just want to concentrate and not be disturbed. I do take quite some time to talk with people though, be it work related or social.

]]> By: Joel Falconer http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-12612 Joel Falconer Sat, 24 May 2008 03:48:07 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-12612 I found myself avoiding human conversation in order to get more done, until I found that a ten minute discussion with someone (not using IM, but phone is fine - preferably face to face) actually changes my perspective and puts the rest of the day in a more positive light. Being more social has been a particularly good change for me since, as a writer, the way I'm feeling is reflected in my work and readers tend to pick up on it.<br><br>The problem is, as Andre points out, your self-discipline in maintaining some boundaries and terminating the conversation at the appropriate point in time. I found myself avoiding human conversation in order to get more done, until I found that a ten minute discussion with someone (not using IM, but phone is fine – preferably face to face) actually changes my perspective and puts the rest of the day in a more positive light. Being more social has been a particularly good change for me since, as a writer, the way I'm feeling is reflected in my work and readers tend to pick up on it.

The problem is, as Andre points out, your self-discipline in maintaining some boundaries and terminating the conversation at the appropriate point in time.

]]> By: Glen Stansberry http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-12614 Glen Stansberry Fri, 23 May 2008 18:49:14 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-12614 Good points, Andre. I prefer afternoon/evening social times as well, as I'm not nearly as productive in the evening. I mentally clock out around 3:30 :) Good points, Andre. I prefer afternoon/evening social times as well, as I'm not nearly as productive in the evening. I mentally clock out around 3:30 :)

]]> By: Andre_Kibbe http://lifedev.net/2008/05/the-morning-tea-break-making-better-people-out-of-nurses/comment-page-1/#comment-12613 Andre_Kibbe Fri, 23 May 2008 18:45:44 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=482#comment-12613 Whenever I talk to someone face-to-face during what I designate as working hours, I invariably run down a rabbit trail. I can actually sense myself prolonging the conversation to avoid working. There are times when I willingly allow this to happen, but after seeing a pattern of procrastination, I changed venues in order to work anonymously. If I'm not in a crunch period, it's not a problem. I much prefer talking to people in the evening, when I can give them my undivided attention, know that I've accomplished what I've set out to do that day.<br><br>In the case of nurses and other professional caregivers, it totally makes sense to seek out contact with less high-maintenance humans than patients or clients. Dealing with the irate or the suffering has got to be stress-inducing, so it's natural to commiserate with peers. Whenever I talk to someone face-to-face during what I designate as working hours, I invariably run down a rabbit trail. I can actually sense myself prolonging the conversation to avoid working. There are times when I willingly allow this to happen, but after seeing a pattern of procrastination, I changed venues in order to work anonymously. If I'm not in a crunch period, it's not a problem. I much prefer talking to people in the evening, when I can give them my undivided attention, know that I've accomplished what I've set out to do that day.

In the case of nurses and other professional caregivers, it totally makes sense to seek out contact with less high-maintenance humans than patients or clients. Dealing with the irate or the suffering has got to be stress-inducing, so it's natural to commiserate with peers.

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