Why Can't You Pay Attention Anymore?

re: Why Can't You Pay Attention Anymore?

Jeff Atwood — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 05:29:00 GMT

Suggestion: have you tried "thinking outside the box"?

re: Why Can't You Pay Attention Anymore?

Michael Swanson — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:04:00 GMT

Absolutely, Jeff. I'd categorize "thinking outside the box" under creativity, and I think you can be more creative if your life is in balance. I'd consider this thinking outside the box: http://blogs.msdn.com/mswanson/archive/2004/08/21/218216.aspx

re: Why Can't You Pay Attention Anymore?

Rob Cecil — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:24:00 GMT

Mike,

Do you know if there is anything being done to correct this cultural problem at Microsoft?

"we attend meetings and reply to e-mail during the day and do the real work at night."

... is SERIOUSLY dysfunctional.

Rob

re: Why Can't You Pay Attention Anymore?

Laura Sample — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:17:39 GMT

I completely agree, as you well know. Dr. Hallowell's article in the January 2005 Harvard Business Review was an excellent essay on this topic.

http://harvardbusinessonline.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=R0501E