Comments on: Productivity vs Consumption in Web2.0 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:21:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Neil Winton http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2319 Neil Winton Wed, 21 Feb 2007 00:37:42 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2319 Never mind focusing on simple tasks... I can't even focus on the keyboard... it was supposed to be ROTFLMAO... Never mind focusing on simple tasks… I can’t even focus on the keyboard… it was supposed to be ROTFLMAO…

]]> By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2313 jonesieboy Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:23:13 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2313 Ah - no, it wasn't the acronym I needed help with :) - it was the inability to focus on a simple task on a computer. If you have a link to help with that I would be <strong>most</strong> grateful. It looks like I could also do with some help in expressing myself clearly! Ah - no, it wasn’t the acronym I needed help with :) - it was the inability to focus on a simple task on a computer. If you have a link to help with that I would be most grateful. It looks like I could also do with some help in expressing myself clearly!

]]> By: John http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2312 John Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:17:22 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2312 Does this help: <a href="http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/FOTFLMAO" rel="nofollow">What does FOTFLMAO stand for? </a> it did help me;-) Does this help: What does FOTFLMAO stand for? it did help me;-)

]]> By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2131 jonesieboy Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:42:19 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2131 I think I need help! I think I need help!

]]> By: Neil Winton http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2129 Neil Winton Mon, 19 Feb 2007 17:27:42 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2129 As a rule, I avoid doing LOL & co... but: " * Realise I have something to do on the computer * Turn on computer * Machine boots up into Linux and shows 20 unread emails and 5 software updates available * … * … * Remember that there was something I was supposed to be doing * Maybe get it done" FOTFLMAO... As a rule, I avoid doing LOL & co… but:
” * Realise I have something to do on the computer
* Turn on computer
* Machine boots up into Linux and shows 20 unread emails and 5 software updates available
* …
* …
* Remember that there was something I was supposed to be doing
* Maybe get it done”

FOTFLMAO…

]]> By: jonesieboy http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2126 jonesieboy Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:57:53 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2126 Neil - you're spot on about this time of year! Everyone seems to be looking stressed and weary at school. Still - only 6 weeks 'til Easter is it? I like the idea of sub-contracting marking! I wonder how much of a pay cut teachers would be willing to take to fund it? ;) John - I feel your pain! I've spent endless hours looking into stuff that turned out to be a dead end (trying to get my head around Zope 3 was a particuarly bad one!). Not checking email/rss sounds like a great idea - my usual work flow is something like this: <ul> <li>Realise I have something to do on the computer</li> <li>Turn on computer</li> <li>Machine boots up into Linux and shows 20 unread emails and 5 software updates available</li> <li>...</li> <li>...</li> <li>Remember that there was something I was supposed to be doing</li> <li><em>Maybe</em> get it done</li> </ul> Neil - you’re spot on about this time of year! Everyone seems to be looking stressed and weary at school. Still - only 6 weeks ’til Easter is it? I like the idea of sub-contracting marking! I wonder how much of a pay cut teachers would be willing to take to fund it? ;)

John - I feel your pain! I’ve spent endless hours looking into stuff that turned out to be a dead end (trying to get my head around Zope 3 was a particuarly bad one!). Not checking email/rss sounds like a great idea - my usual work flow is something like this:

  • Realise I have something to do on the computer
  • Turn on computer
  • Machine boots up into Linux and shows 20 unread emails and 5 software updates available
  • …
  • …
  • Remember that there was something I was supposed to be doing
  • Maybe get it done
]]> By: John http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2053 John Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:06:46 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2053 Hi Robert, I feel as if i am in the same 'lurking' zone too much of the time. One link leads to another and you are lost in wikipedia;-) Then I end up spending far to much of my 'heads down/on fire time' producing things that will never see the light of day or even get finished. Some of this has to do with the crossover between work and obsession/play, some to do with biting off more than I can chew. I saw an idea somewhere (heh) that to increase efficiency you should turn your computer on and work without reading emails for the first hour, when I add rss/web pages to that at least I get a good start in the 'head down' sector. Hopefully scotedublogs.org.uk will help to make the lurking/reading more efficient and less time consuming too. Hi Robert,
I feel as if i am in the same ‘lurking’ zone too much of the time. One link leads to another and you are lost in wikipedia;-)
Then I end up spending far to much of my ‘heads down/on fire time’ producing things that will never see the light of day or even get finished. Some of this has to do with the crossover between work and obsession/play, some to do with biting off more than I can chew.

I saw an idea somewhere (heh) that to increase efficiency you should turn your computer on and work without reading emails for the first hour, when I add rss/web pages to that at least I get a good start in the ‘head down’ sector.

Hopefully scotedublogs.org.uk will help to make the lurking/reading more efficient and less time consuming too.

]]> By: Neil Winton http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2021 Neil Winton Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:55:17 +0000 http://www.jonesieboy.co.uk/blog/2007/02/18/productivity-vs-consumption-in-web20/#comment-2021 I love the graphic! And I know what you mean... I'm in the middle of S4 folios and Higher prlims... I've also got a 19 month old who doesn't like sleeping... and it's a long time until I can come up for air. There is LOTS I'd like to be doing, most of it productive too, but Christmas to Easter is a real stinker, and I just know I'll be up to my neck and feeling vaguely dissatisfied for most of it... Blogging is a phenomenal tool, but jotters don't mark themselves... yet... (Actually, my brother had the idea of sub-contracting our marking to an Indian <strike>call</strike>mark centre... sometimes I think it might not be such a bad idea!) I love the graphic! And I know what you mean… I’m in the middle of S4 folios and Higher prlims… I’ve also got a 19 month old who doesn’t like sleeping… and it’s a long time until I can come up for air.

There is LOTS I’d like to be doing, most of it productive too, but Christmas to Easter is a real stinker, and I just know I’ll be up to my neck and feeling vaguely dissatisfied for most of it…

Blogging is a phenomenal tool, but jotters don’t mark themselves… yet… (Actually, my brother had the idea of sub-contracting our marking to an Indian callmark centre… sometimes I think it might not be such a bad idea!)

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