Comment by messe

Comment by messe a day ago

5 replies

And you think you're more likely to get those four hours in an open office environment with distractions aplenty, as opposed to my effectively noise-proofed home office where I can actually focus?

dkga a day ago

It really depends. I believe and apply a lot of Cal Newport advice, and benefit greatly from it. But I also see in my daily life how just being close to people you work with, and (crucially) being a short walk away/floor from people in other groups, creates immense value by helping unclog processes and especially by creating new ideas and products that wouldn‘t otherwise exist.

  • jeena a day ago

    Bullshit. When I'm in the office most of my time is spent on making sure it looks like I'm working and obsessing about if someone is standing/sitting behind me and looking at my screen or not, because I'm in a panopticum. There is no time for deep work.

  • jakupovic a day ago

    Yup, short walt to my colleagues who are all spread across the world. /$

safety1st a day ago

I'm on record many times saying that I think open office plans are a bad idea, so I'm not sure where you got that straw man