What Drives Your Productivity?
Being sick has its advantages – ones I never knew about! I have had some sort of crazy virus for several days now. I admit to spending one entire day sleeping it off as best I could. I stayed out of my office for the most part, and knocked myself out with the medicines the doctor gave me. Since that day, I’ve spent as much time as possible doing nothing other than sitting in my office. Since that happens to be where I work… I’ve actually accomplished quite a lot! I haven’t felt like going anywhere really, or “doing” anything much.
I’ve managed to catch up on some reading I felt I was behind on. I have come up with some ideas for upcoming projects. And, I’ve even managed to croak out some geeky new videos for the YouTube channel. I’m ahead of myself on those, which is kind of cool. Usually, the things I record are uploaded immediately the next day. Now I have a bit of a “buffer”, in case there’s a day I am too busy with other things to record.
As backwards as it seems, being sick has made me more productive. What helps boost your “get things done” levels? Also – what do you spend the most time doing when you’re sick? Do you curl up in front of the tv, or read a book? Do you spend all of your time sleeping? Or, are you like me and plant yourself in front of the computer monitors?
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3 Comments
Kristan Kenney
November 18th, 2009
at 12:33am
When I’m sick I’m usually doing one of two things – laying in bed sleeping, maybe do a little reading (if I’m feeling really crummy) or sitting behind a computer monitor (if I’m just getting over the flu).
As far as getting things done – to-do lists, prioritized with the easiest tasks first (I think your morale improves as you complete each task, therefore by completing several easier tasks first you’ll feel great about taking care of the rest).
Mike Vardy
November 18th, 2009
at 1:22am
I prescribe to the age old self-tried and trueish system known as Eventualism – where I am eventually productive in my own time.
If anything, being sick allows me to revitalize my eventual efforts, which could be seen as ironic depending on how you look at it.
Oh, and get well eventually!
Antonio Mazzarri
November 18th, 2009
at 9:28am
When I need to get something done, I usually try to cancel out every unimportant thing I can and focus on what needs to be done. A bit of coffee and a snack would help, too. But, I am not as productive when I’m sick. I am usually either sleeping, or, like you, in front of the computer monitor. Though, the only “work” on the computer I would do would be making a blog post. The rest would be looking at discussion forums and news, nothing important.