Fact Friday
Fact Friday: Projects, Performance, & Procrastination
The Experiment: Participants are asked to perform a complex proofreading assignment and given three deadline scenarios: (1) single deadline, three weeks away, (2) a series of interim, weekly deadlines, and (3) self-paced, interim deadlines. Participants were compensated based on the number of errors they corrected and there was a penalty for missing the deadlines. The [...]
Fact Friday: Women Stay “Turned On” and Tense
“Ms. Bourne [University of Wisconsin Eau Claire scholar], monitored the lives of 10 women living in the U.S. Northeast from morning until night for a full work week. She found that although the women were generally passionate about their jobs and talked about the freedom of setting their own hours, they also struggled to shut [...]
Fact Friday Quote: Order, Flying, & Julie Andrews
“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.” ~Julie Andrews //
Fact Friday: Time Americans Spend Online
“Americans spend nearly a quarter of their time online on social networking sites and blogs, up from 15.8 percent just a year ago (43 percent increase) according to new research released today from The Nielsen Company. The research revealed that Americans spend a third their online time (36 percent) communicating and networking across social networks, [...]
Fact Friday: Organization & Happiness
“In the context of a happy life, a messy coat closet should be trivial…but there is something about getting ahold of physical clutter that makes people feel energized, freer and happier. Order contributes to inner calm for most people.” ~Gretchen Rubin Read More: Four ways to get organized around the house this summer · [...]
Fact Friday: E-Mail & Productivity
“E-mail is a quick and convenient way to convey information. It is not, however, a great way to build trust and confidence among co-workers collaborating for the first time, researchers say, and it can actually hurt both work relationships and productivity.” Read More: Workzone: E-mail isn’t the way to build trust at work · Steve Twedt [...]
Fact Friday: The Ugly Truth About the Paper Monster
“Whether you’re an homemaker or a business owner, managing your paper is likely to be your biggest single organizing challenge. The sheer volume of paper that modern life seems to generate makes it difficult for almost everyone.“ [Organizing for the Creative Person · Dorothy Lehmkuhl & Delores Cotter Lamping, C.S.W. · 1993 · Three Rivers Press [...]
Fact Friday: More Work-Family Imbalance
“As long work-hours introduce conflict between work and family into many dual-earner families, couples often resolve conflict in ways that prioritise husbands’ careers.” [Women 'Give Up Careers Because of Unhelpful Husbands' · Laura Roberts · Telegraph.co.uk · 02 April 2010] . //
Fact Friday: Tech Tools Boost Productivity
“In a survey conducted for Bloomberg BusinessWeek by the professional social networking site LinkedIn, 63% of respondents cited their notebook PC as the most effective tool that helps them do their job, vs. 22% who identified their smartphone. When traveling, 49% credited smartphones with keeping them connected to the office, while 35% said laptops boosted [...]
Fact Friday: Communication & Productivity
“The typical businessperson experiences 170 interactions per day (phone calls, hallway conversations, emails) and has a backlog of 200 to 300 hours of uncompleted work.“ [Don't Manage Time, Manage Yourself · David Beardsley · FastCompany.com · March 31, 1998] Do you think this stat has changed much since 1998? //
