Comments on: Trying to be a bit less "Immediate" http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/01/16/trying-to-be-a-bit-less-immediate/ A Technology Crow in search of Bright Shiny Objects Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:01:48 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Kasten http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/01/16/trying-to-be-a-bit-less-immediate/#comment-23811 Chris Kasten Fri, 01 Feb 2008 22:09:45 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/01/16/trying-to-be-a-bit-less-immediate/#comment-23811 Good article! Thanks for the link. <blockquote>A recent study from the Universities of Glasgow and Paisley found that office workers check their email up to 40 times an hour, which is why a number of businesses — including Intel — are already experimenting with "No Email Day" initiatives.</blockquote> Holy crap. Good article! Thanks for the link.

A recent study from the Universities of Glasgow and Paisley found that office workers check their email up to 40 times an hour, which is why a number of businesses — including Intel — are already experimenting with “No Email Day” initiatives.

Holy crap.

]]> By: Light & Dark http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/01/16/trying-to-be-a-bit-less-immediate/#comment-23808 Light & Dark Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:46:34 +0000 http://www.solo-technology.com/blog/2008/01/16/trying-to-be-a-bit-less-immediate/#comment-23808 I've been working my head around the whole "unplugging" for periods of time at work too recently. I have a similar wide range of responsibilities, IT and network, marketing and web. There was a particularly interesting article in McLean's Magazine recently on exactly this and how significantly our daily distractions (eswpecially email) interfere with effectiveness and creativity. The numbers will astound you. Intel is actually testing an enforced "Quiet Time" to try to provide a time for creativity-focused uninterrupted work. The article's at http://www.macleans.ca/business/companies/article.jsp?content=20080109_25152_25152 I’ve been working my head around the whole “unplugging” for periods of time at work too recently. I have a similar wide range of responsibilities, IT and network, marketing and web.

There was a particularly interesting article in McLean’s Magazine recently on exactly this and how significantly our daily distractions (eswpecially email) interfere with effectiveness and creativity. The numbers will astound you. Intel is actually testing an enforced “Quiet Time” to try to provide a time for creativity-focused uninterrupted work.

The article’s at
http://www.macleans.ca/business/companies/article.jsp?content=20080109_25152_25152

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