Comments on: Taking back my productivity http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/taking-back-my-productivity My thoughts on Web Development, Usability, and Productivity Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:01:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Mark Vice http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/taking-back-my-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-24 Mark Vice Sat, 12 Jun 2010 12:01:32 +0000 http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/?p=19#comment-24 I love it! I love it!

]]> By: Jason http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/taking-back-my-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-21 Jason Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:34:05 +0000 http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/?p=19#comment-21 Good points Cory, well said! Good points Cory, well said!

]]> By: Cory Kaufman http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/taking-back-my-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-19 Cory Kaufman Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:55:29 +0000 http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/?p=19#comment-19 I agree... it is not only ok to be unproductive sometimes, but necessary. However, I want to choose when I am unproductive. I don't want to be unproductive when I'm writing a paper, or developing a new feature for a client's site. I'd rather be productive and focused for two straight hours and then relax for the rest of the day, than spend 8 hours doing the same amount of work amid constant interruptions. I think your point about feeling bad/guilty about being unproductive is also a good one: as a self-professed procrastinator, I'm more prone to surf the internet/check email/watch TV than do what I'm actually supposed to be doing, and I feel guilty about it. Over the last two years or so, I've found that I'd much rather get stuff done and then devote all of my time to being unproductive. Life is so much better when you don't feel guilty about enjoying it :) I agree… it is not only ok to be unproductive sometimes, but necessary. However, I want to choose when I am unproductive. I don’t want to be unproductive when I’m writing a paper, or developing a new feature for a client’s site. I’d rather be productive and focused for two straight hours and then relax for the rest of the day, than spend 8 hours doing the same amount of work amid constant interruptions.

I think your point about feeling bad/guilty about being unproductive is also a good one: as a self-professed procrastinator, I’m more prone to surf the internet/check email/watch TV than do what I’m actually supposed to be doing, and I feel guilty about it. Over the last two years or so, I’ve found that I’d much rather get stuff done and then devote all of my time to being unproductive. Life is so much better when you don’t feel guilty about enjoying it :)

]]> By: Jason http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/taking-back-my-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-18 Jason Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:16:42 +0000 http://www.northwinddesign.com/blog/?p=19#comment-18 "Productivity" is the trap here... When you are doing anything but being productive you feel bad... I had to gradually accept the fact that it was ok to be unproductive sometimes :) “Productivity” is the trap here… When you are doing anything but being productive you feel bad… I had to gradually accept the fact that it was ok to be unproductive sometimes :)

]]>