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Archive for April, 2008
“I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up”: Laughing at Failure
Remember that commercial, sometime in the 80s, I think. It’s been spoofed many times since, more than it deserves to be. I mean the acting isn’t Oscar material, but it isn’t bad enough to warrant the kind of derision it got over the years. So what’s going on here?
For that matter, what’s so funny about [...]
Nothing is as Tiring as Pointless Work
My most draining days have been when they were full of long, hard work of the kind that I dislike doing, and either:
I didn’t see the point of it all
Or I didn’t see when it would end.
It seems like nothing is as tiring as pointlessness. We humans are problem solving machines. We need context. We [...]
How to Pace Ourselves at Work
In my last post, I talked about how studies conclusively show that we perform much better if we take periodic breaks; not only do we take less time to complete our work, but we make less mistakes.
Now most people including me find it hard to remember to do that in the heat of deadlines, when [...]
Why Hard Work Doesn’t Necessarily Pay Off
You are facing a major deadline. The best way to perform at your best is to:
Buckle down and focus on the job until it’s done.
Make sure you keep up with the social chats around the water cooler.
Studies have shown that by far, the best alternative is…the second one. Surprised? Most people are. But it makes [...]