photo credit: Film Colourist While visiting friends a few weeks ago, I noticed a change that I wasn’t too thrilled about. Technology was beginning to take over their lives. Literally. Over the last six months, technology had changed the way my friends socialized. Before, you could hold a lengthy and meaningful conversation with them without ...
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Since it’s Monday, I thought I’d lighten the mood and list some things that I do while working at home that I probably wouldn’t share with anybody else. (Other than the thousands of people who follow this blog, that is. Only you guys really understand me.) Wear pajamas to work. Ok, typical stereotype for web ...
Interruptions are the bane of productivity, whether they come from other co-workers or your environment. While a distractive environment can severely hamper your ability to focus (email pop-ups in your taskbar, loud music, etc.), other people can be the biggest causes for a lapse in productivity. Part of the interruptions are mandatory, but a culture ...
TimeSavingsExpert.com has linked to an ancient post (by blogging standards- over 1 year!) that shows a study on the cost of interruptions and distractions among office workers. The result: Scary. Each employee spent only 11 minutes on any given project before being interrupted and whisked off to do something else. What’s more, each 11-minute project ...
