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Chart Porn: "Stunningly accurate. I particularly like the “YOU ARE HERE” arrow.
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Sonia
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This is hilarious, I especially like how the creator added that they made it at work and its two and a half years late. I think that it is also ironic that, since Im reading it for the Green Page, that I am technically getting work done. I also went to their ongoing project of '(Dont) talk to strangers'. This site is actually more interesting. I think that its a great idea along the lines of Postsecret, giving people a way to reach out to someone or to have a way to talk about things that they normally would just keep bottled up inside. I also like the comparison between these two projects that are completely different yet made by the same person. The flowchart is just funny but really just a waste of time. While yes you are taking time from other things by reading the journal entries it seems so much more meaningful at least to those sharing their secrets. Its also nice because even if you dont comment or write your own it can help make you feel less alone
So the answer is to have someone pay you and watch you? I like parts of that. Sometimes I think the most helpful way to end procrastination is just to turn of my router for an hour. I do think the world might explode though so maybe not. Sometimes when working on a project I'll set the page to fill my entire screen just so I don't see any reminders or notifications. That helps a little. I do get hungry though. Or have to pee. It's an endless cycle.
I found this chart to be stunningly accurate, I spend way too much time on the internet in the "procrastination loop". A few weeks back I started using a program called rescue time that monitors how much time you spend on different websites and programs and then it will break it down by productivity. At first I was -.86 productive (on a -2 to 2 scale) but once I knew I was being watched I was able to increase my productivity to over 1.2 on good days. Overall it is easy to procrastinate but very hard to break that loop and be productive.
I didn't see the universality in this post that my peers did, but I do appreciate the humor value. The are many effective ways of procrastinating without use of the internet, and those are the ways that tend to trap me. I also think that people derive will power to be productive from different sources.
Like Jackson, as per the recommendation of that person with the treadmill desk weeks back, I have begun using RescueTime, and the results are not concerning. In fact, I use my computer here a lot less than I do when away from CMU; the real time vacuum is conversations with people (e.g., Tom Strong) in the hallway...
I always get disconcerted that time spent on the internet that isn't directly related to an upcoming project can be viewed as procrastination. In today's world, with email being an important form of communication, I don't think that you can view checking your email while working as a form of procrastination because email is likely just as important a part of your day as the other work you are doing is. And, for me, "browsing" the websites I look at every day is an important way for me to keep up on the pop culture happenings that I care about. If I'm really pressed for time, I won't spend much time on this, but I certainly like to find ways to fit this into my schedule.
When I am procrastinating I find that I will do other work I knows has to be done in order to feel like I am getting something done (which of course I am), but not what I should be doing. Of course I am guilt of all of the methods of procrastination on the chart. Email is another big one. While I agree with Joe that email is a major tool of communication now a days I still think you can be procrastinating with your email. Just because you are checking your email doesn't mean you are activity getting anything done with it.
Hysterical. And amazingly accurate. It's incredible how procrastination strikes us all and causes us to do many of the same things... facebook, email, youtube, food. That artist hit the nail on the nose
The post is absolutely relevant to all of us here on the green page because we've all experienced it.
I do have to agree with Kelli though that sometimes when i can't make myself work on a certain project I will often just move to something else that needs to get done, albeit much later, so effectively I am still being "productive."
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This is hilarious, I especially like how the creator added that they made it at work and its two and a half years late. I think that it is also ironic that, since Im reading it for the Green Page, that I am technically getting work done. I also went to their ongoing project of '(Dont) talk to strangers'. This site is actually more interesting. I think that its a great idea along the lines of Postsecret, giving people a way to reach out to someone or to have a way to talk about things that they normally would just keep bottled up inside. I also like the comparison between these two projects that are completely different yet made by the same person. The flowchart is just funny but really just a waste of time. While yes you are taking time from other things by reading the journal entries it seems so much more meaningful at least to those sharing their secrets. Its also nice because even if you dont comment or write your own it can help make you feel less alone
So the answer is to have someone pay you and watch you? I like parts of that.
Sometimes I think the most helpful way to end procrastination is just to turn of my router for an hour. I do think the world might explode though so maybe not. Sometimes when working on a project I'll set the page to fill my entire screen just so I don't see any reminders or notifications. That helps a little. I do get hungry though. Or have to pee. It's an endless cycle.
I found this chart to be stunningly accurate, I spend way too much time on the internet in the "procrastination loop". A few weeks back I started using a program called rescue time that monitors how much time you spend on different websites and programs and then it will break it down by productivity. At first I was -.86 productive (on a -2 to 2 scale) but once I knew I was being watched I was able to increase my productivity to over 1.2 on good days. Overall it is easy to procrastinate but very hard to break that loop and be productive.
I didn't see the universality in this post that my peers did, but I do appreciate the humor value. The are many effective ways of procrastinating without use of the internet, and those are the ways that tend to trap me. I also think that people derive will power to be productive from different sources.
Like Jackson, as per the recommendation of that person with the treadmill desk weeks back, I have begun using RescueTime, and the results are not concerning. In fact, I use my computer here a lot less than I do when away from CMU; the real time vacuum is conversations with people (e.g., Tom Strong) in the hallway...
I always get disconcerted that time spent on the internet that isn't directly related to an upcoming project can be viewed as procrastination. In today's world, with email being an important form of communication, I don't think that you can view checking your email while working as a form of procrastination because email is likely just as important a part of your day as the other work you are doing is. And, for me, "browsing" the websites I look at every day is an important way for me to keep up on the pop culture happenings that I care about. If I'm really pressed for time, I won't spend much time on this, but I certainly like to find ways to fit this into my schedule.
When I am procrastinating I find that I will do other work I knows has to be done in order to feel like I am getting something done (which of course I am), but not what I should be doing. Of course I am guilt of all of the methods of procrastination on the chart. Email is another big one. While I agree with Joe that email is a major tool of communication now a days I still think you can be procrastinating with your email. Just because you are checking your email doesn't mean you are activity getting anything done with it.
Hysterical. And amazingly accurate. It's incredible how procrastination strikes us all and causes us to do many of the same things... facebook, email, youtube, food. That artist hit the nail on the nose
The post is absolutely relevant to all of us here on the green page because we've all experienced it.
I do have to agree with Kelli though that sometimes when i can't make myself work on a certain project I will often just move to something else that needs to get done, albeit much later, so effectively I am still being "productive."
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