Taking a half hour walk can prove wildly more productive than staying late at work.
Margaret Heffernan: Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes
Štítek: produktivita
Let your mind wander
To be truly productive, therefore, means to take time for quiet, focused work but also to find time to let your mind wander.
Margaret Heffernan: Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes
Quiet time
Quiet time would be a designated part of the day in which engineers could work alone, confident that they would not be interrupted—because everyone else would be doing quiet work, too. The rest of the day would be available for “everything else.” Quiet time was set three days a week, from morning until noon. The engineers loved it. Some reported that their productivity had increased by as much as 65 percent.
Margaret Heffernan: Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes
Productivity isn’t linear
Productivity isn’t linear. We can work well for forty hours a week but no more than that. After forty hours we get tired and make mistakes—so we need extra time to clear up the mess we’ve made.
Margaret Heffernan: Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes