So here is the question. How do you stay productive? Do you manage your Time, or do you manage your Attention? Linda Stone wrote an excellent piece at O’Reilly Radar on Is it Time to Retire the Never-Ending List?
In the cases where people reported managing their time, they more often reported experiencing burn-out, they didn’t know how much longer they could go on at their particular job or lifestyle. There was often a sense of helplessness and overwhelm.
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In almost every case [where people manage their attention], these professionals reported experiencing “flow” (a la Csikszentmihalyi) in their work.
Tags: attention, business culture
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