Having just read about productivity via another blog, i thought i
would put my two cents in on the subject that so many people are quite
obsessed with. I'm sure i could write page after page bitching about how
much time people spend texting and reading facebook instead of doing
their work so i will keep it short, because you have to get back to
being productive right? It seems everything these days is designed to
increase our productivity. We have our phones with calendars that sync
with our email that sync with our laptops that sync with, well, who
knows what. You would think with all this sync-ing that people would be
sitting back having a drink, enjoying this free time and then becoming
incredibly afraid that electronics have taken over their entire life. Is
this the same as when tv dinners were the new amazing way that a
housewife could escape cooking? Most of us are pretty aware that these
meals in a tray may be faster and easier, but they taste like the
package they are cooked in and are pretty much as healthy as the
cardboard box, at least the latter might have fiber. If this is a
surprise to you, i invite you to read the ingredients of your "Salisbury
steak in gravy", let me know if you recognize any of those
ingredients.
All this stuff that is supposed to make us
productive is actually decreasing our productivity! One of my biggest
pet peeves is when someone lists off all the things that they did in the
day and then proceeds to tell me they didn't have time to take a lunch,
and then complains about it. Come on..you schedule everything else, and
if it actually comes down to you needing to schedule a lunch with
yourself, i think you need to get a new job or a new life. Usually i
find myself equating productivity with priorities. Think about what you
really want to do in your day and make it a goal to do that. If you
don't get around to doing something just say, yeah, i took a nap instead
or went on the internet to research these awesome shoes i desperately
wanted. Naps are good, it's ok to want to take a nap..you are not a bad
person for taking one! And so are shoes, but naps have actually been
shown to increase productivity. Seriously, save your money, don't buy
the most technologically advanced toy and take a free siesta. So maybe
it's not that i'm against increasing productivity, just don't make
excuses and don't let these gadgets turn your life in to something you
don't recognize. Live in the world, not behind your screens!
Now, when my iphone can sync with my brain while it is sleeping
and record my dreams and interpret their meaning so i don't have to pay
money to a therapist, excellent, i'll contemplate buying that.
