They (the company) won't go for it - they're smart enough to know that in that 9th and 10th hour not much will get done anyway.
I think I need to, as someone suggested, try spreading my slacking off more evenly over the workweek.
They (the company) won't go for it - they're smart enough to know that in that 9th and 10th hour not much will get done anyway.
Yes, I think that's a great idea, too. Hopefully it will make you feel reasonably good every day - and will keep your bosses happy with your work as well.
Drucker wrote:There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
The two standups per week sound pretty sweet. That's probably why most companies don't do it... Daily updates (at work, we often jokingly call them "confessions" - we're a Catholic country) create the pressure to keep the grind on even on the bad days.M wrote: ↑Tue Oct 12, 2021 5:05 pmI am still low energy...not sure what the answer is but in my case I found a job that only does two standups a week. This way if I'm depressed/stuck on something for a day it doesn't matter I will just slack off that day and then report on what I did the day before. No one has caught on yet and I still do more work on my good days to more than make up for the slacking. I actually recieved several promotions while doing this, so I guess it is working for me. Sometimes a change in environment really is all you need.
Ain't that the truth.
Currently, our standups are actually pretty productive and not just pointless ceremonies. Though lately they have degenerated into 30-minute long morning meetings where we discuss ideas on dealing with the latest severe issue (our system depends on a lot of other systems in the company, many of which are not very... dependable - at any given day, often at least one of them is malfunctioning, and we need to deal with it), so they're no longer standups per se really.
The other solution---the only one I know of---is the "simple living" movement of the 1990s where extraneous activities are removed. The ultimate example being monastic living allowing people to concentrate nearly 100% of their time on "spiritual development" for lack of a better word.Scott 2 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 12:35 pmIn my experience, the highest performers manage energy through saying no and buying back time. Housekeeper, food delivery, personal trainer, lawn service, concierge medical care, therapist, expert instruction, zero commute location, replace instead of repair, stylist, nanny, etc. Eventually, you hire someone to manage all the helpers and even your schedule.
It is pretty much the opposite of ERE, but the secret behind highest level career performance. The outsized compensation is partially to enable this support team, allowing for extreme specialization.
I personally feel like I've minimized everything out of my life a long time ago - or rather, never developed any burdensome needs or habits or hobbies in the first place. The only things that cost serious effort/money and are potentially outsource'able are cooking and cleaning. I've done both of them myself for about a year in an attempt to be more ERE, and the result was: dirty apartment a lot of the time, monotonous food, and even greater overall exhaustion. So, after returning to work this October, I've decided to again outsource the two. Now, I will have weekends purely for recovering my energy, and not to clean or cook for the week.jacob wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:46 am
This falls in the sacrifice-end of the spectrum. There are some "hacks" such as "wearing a uniform" that will eliminate all mental decisions wrt clothing. It seems like this might be worthwhile exploring. Minimalism did for a while but seems rather commercialized these days as the focus has shifted from simple living to which minimalist product is optimal.