Comments on: Pacing Your Work Day: Are You Stopping to Smell the Roses? http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/ Helping Creative People Create Tue, 07 Feb 2012 01:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: travesti http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13966 travesti Sat, 08 May 2010 08:35:04 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13966 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: 100 All-Time Best Ways to Hack Your Workday - Career Overview http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13338 100 All-Time Best Ways to Hack Your Workday - Career Overview Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:40:05 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13338 [...] Pace yourself: Pace yourself each day and each month to avoid burnout. [...] [...] Pace yourself: Pace yourself each day and each month to avoid burnout. [...]

]]> By: Technotheory.com - Five confessions in failed attempts at “productivity,” where it’s led me, and where it can take you http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-11719 Technotheory.com - Five confessions in failed attempts at “productivity,” where it’s led me, and where it can take you Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:00:51 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-11719 [...] revisiting my commitment hacks has been useful.  And sometimes I just have to remind myself to slow down or go [...] [...] revisiting my commitment hacks has been useful.  And sometimes I just have to remind myself to slow down or go [...]

]]> By: Quick and Dirty: Pacing, saying no, and everyone’s favourite constant » LiveWorkBalance http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-10243 Quick and Dirty: Pacing, saying no, and everyone’s favourite constant » LiveWorkBalance Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:58:07 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-10243 [...] A key component to a balanced workday, and a balanced life, is pace. Now, whether you work at a consistent pace, interspersing periods of work with periods of relaxtion, or you’re a member of the burst productivity school, working to a pace that suits your preferences and abilities allows you to remove stress and assists in maintaining balance. For a few tips on how to do this, take a look at LifeDev’s article, Pacing Your Work Day: Are You Stopping to Smell the Roses? [...] [...] A key component to a balanced workday, and a balanced life, is pace. Now, whether you work at a consistent pace, interspersing periods of work with periods of relaxtion, or you’re a member of the burst productivity school, working to a pace that suits your preferences and abilities allows you to remove stress and assists in maintaining balance. For a few tips on how to do this, take a look at LifeDev’s article, Pacing Your Work Day: Are You Stopping to Smell the Roses? [...]

]]> By: Andrea http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13585 Andrea Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:04:24 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13585 I find myself stressing out about the way work piles through the day. I usually get myself pretty worked up, then try to do multiple tasks at once, leaving half done and shoddy work. My superior recently recommended Absolute Calm to me, a stress reducing supplement that's all natural. It's been lovely, cause 1) i'm able to focus on one task at a time, and 2) I stopped stress eating!!!!<br><br><br><a href="http://getabsolutecalm.com/professional/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=media&utm_content=Professional&utm_campaign=BlogCommenting" rel="nofollow">http://getabsolutecalm.com/professional/?utm_so...</a> I find myself stressing out about the way work piles through the day. I usually get myself pretty worked up, then try to do multiple tasks at once, leaving half done and shoddy work. My superior recently recommended Absolute Calm to me, a stress reducing supplement that's all natural. It's been lovely, cause 1) i'm able to focus on one task at a time, and 2) I stopped stress eating!!!!

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]]> By: Andrea http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13054 Andrea Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:04:24 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13054 I find myself stressing out about the way work piles through the day. I usually get myself pretty worked up, then try to do multiple tasks at once, leaving half done and shoddy work. My superior recently recommended Absolute Calm to me, a stress reducing supplement that's all natural. It's been lovely, cause 1) i'm able to focus on one task at a time, and 2) I stopped stress eating!!!!<br><br><br><a href="http://getabsolutecalm.com/professional/?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=media&utm_content=Professional&utm_campaign=BlogCommenting" rel="nofollow">http://getabsolutecalm.com/professional/?utm_so...</a> I find myself stressing out about the way work piles through the day. I usually get myself pretty worked up, then try to do multiple tasks at once, leaving half done and shoddy work. My superior recently recommended Absolute Calm to me, a stress reducing supplement that's all natural. It's been lovely, cause 1) i'm able to focus on one task at a time, and 2) I stopped stress eating!!!!

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]]> By: Heather http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13053 Heather Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:02:28 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13053 What a great reminder to enjoy the day and schedule in breaks. <br><br>Related to some of the comments that others have made, I think one HUGE issue is that employers confuse physical presence with productivity. I am continually baffled that employers attempt to set 8-5 schedules for knowledge workers as if "producing" a good thought can be scheduled. (Perhaps they have confused the technological revolution with the industrial revolution.) There are some promising signs though, Best Buy has started a results only work environment where employees have extremely flexible time and are just accountable for meeting deadlines. Their productivity is up and their employee turnover is down. Hopefully other companies will begin to accept this model. What a great reminder to enjoy the day and schedule in breaks.

Related to some of the comments that others have made, I think one HUGE issue is that employers confuse physical presence with productivity. I am continually baffled that employers attempt to set 8-5 schedules for knowledge workers as if “producing” a good thought can be scheduled. (Perhaps they have confused the technological revolution with the industrial revolution.) There are some promising signs though, Best Buy has started a results only work environment where employees have extremely flexible time and are just accountable for meeting deadlines. Their productivity is up and their employee turnover is down. Hopefully other companies will begin to accept this model.

]]> By: LivSimpl http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13052 LivSimpl Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:43:29 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13052 I agree that there's a big difference between productivity and working long hours... unfortunately, my employers don't see it that way.<br><br>Also, I struggle with the idea of taking a lunch break. If I take an hour during the day, that means I stay an hour longer at night which means less time with my family.<br><br>Suggestions? I agree that there's a big difference between productivity and working long hours… unfortunately, my employers don't see it that way.

Also, I struggle with the idea of taking a lunch break. If I take an hour during the day, that means I stay an hour longer at night which means less time with my family.

Suggestions?

]]> By: Marc and Angel Hack Life http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13051 Marc and Angel Hack Life Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:33:02 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13051 I always commit myself to 1 hour stretches on nonstop work and then reward myself in between each stretch with a 10 minute break. I spend my break doing something I enjoy, but stick to activities that also keep my mind active and alert. It works wonders for my productivity and general happiness at work. It’s the best way I’ve found to effectively pace myself.<br><br>I wrote a bit more about it here: <a href="http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/23/9-black-belt-techniques-for-fighting-laziness-at-work/" rel="nofollow">http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/23/9-black-...</a> I always commit myself to 1 hour stretches on nonstop work and then reward myself in between each stretch with a 10 minute break. I spend my break doing something I enjoy, but stick to activities that also keep my mind active and alert. It works wonders for my productivity and general happiness at work. It’s the best way I’ve found to effectively pace myself.

I wrote a bit more about it here: http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/23/9-black-…

]]> By: Kate Satlfleet http://lifedev.net/2008/06/pacing-your-work-day-are-you-stopping-to-smell-the-roses/comment-page-1/#comment-13050 Kate Satlfleet Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:24:44 +0000 http://lifedev.net/?p=493#comment-13050 My lunch hour is my holi-hour. I go for a walk, meet up with friends, listen to music or a podcast, basically anything that isn't work. And lunch "al desko" doesn't count. <br><br>Productivity is so often confused with working long hours, but those are often the least productive practices when you look at hours worked in relation to output. Is the five minutes it takes to go and see a colleague rather than send an email really going to put my work schedule out for the rest of the day. My lunch hour is my holi-hour. I go for a walk, meet up with friends, listen to music or a podcast, basically anything that isn't work. And lunch “al desko” doesn't count.

Productivity is so often confused with working long hours, but those are often the least productive practices when you look at hours worked in relation to output. Is the five minutes it takes to go and see a colleague rather than send an email really going to put my work schedule out for the rest of the day.

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