A really interesting article on why getting mid-day might be affecting your potrential to do things. Even more interesting, i realised this was definitely my case…
Why the Manager’s Schedule Blows Creative Productivity – Meetings – Lifehacker:
“I find one meeting can sometimes affect a whole day. A meeting commonly blows at least half a day, by breaking up a morning or afternoon. But in addition there’s sometimes a cascading effect. If I know the afternoon is going to be broken up, I’m slightly less likely to start something ambitious in the morning. I know this may sound oversensitive, but if you’re a maker, think of your own case. Don’t your spirits rise at the thought of having an entire day free to work, with no appointments at all? Well, that means your spirits are correspondingly depressed when you don’t. And ambitious projects are by definition close to the limits of your capacity. A small decrease in morale is enough to kill them off.
This resonates with me deeply.”
* after a meeting yesterday i needed to add a couple of hours to perform the task i set, mostly because i needed much more concentration to start the thing and couldn’t properly evaluate the time that would be needed to finnish the modifications – i finnished work round 11pm instead of 8pm.
** a few more interesting link on the topic: Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule (original article) and Why Meetings Kinda Suck.
(Via LifeHacker.)
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jrgd: @awillicombe yes the secret (marvellous) garden is off Queensbridge
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jrgd: quoting the queen @is_calling ::: less is more, more or less
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jrgd: and tomorrow is the annual picnic of Friends of Arnold Circus… http://bit.ly/Ozp3p
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jrgd: just discovered the amazing St Mary Secret Garden down the road, off Queensbridge rd; thanks to Rasmus' farewell party - so nice!
4:34:07 pm - July 25, 2009:
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Use your other computer as additional display for your Mac.
Recycle your old iMac, Powerbook or even Windows PC now.
* more laptop = more screens
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jrgd: installing windows on a mac on a dell - a strange mise en abime; makes you feel a bit more controlling the tools you use
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jrgd: it would be interesting to launch a sort of google summer of code for design / rather than taking internships
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jrgd: dellbook running osx - smooth and small
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jrgd: ants & CO2 @bruces RT @fritzmenzer: @jrgd Nope. http://bit.ly/TopAI So let's blame the ants for global warming! ;-)
7:35:43 am - July 09, 2009:
jrgd: Really nice exhibition: Froebel Suite, a solo show of Aurélien Froment at #Gasworks #London http://is.gd/1sh1W
7:03:31 am - July 09, 2009:
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unwrappingLib: a library by Martin Fuchs for the programming environment processing.
* it lets you unwrap 3d models into flat drawing, easy to print or even laser cut
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jrgd: That's a fine summer - fortunately, i bought an arduino so that i have something to do instead of lamenting about wet bbq in the park...
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jrgd: amazing! > RT @bruces http://bit.ly/MgN5m Way to go fire ants. Good thing our rivals there don't emit carbon dioxide.
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