Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
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Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
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Re: Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
#2It’s a survey–which is cheap to administer, but probably best not to read too much into it.
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#3The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now.
Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am working on. If I am designing something I can't just call the people that do fabrication on my team because they are busy working on the last thing I designed. We're so asynch and efficient that I hardly ever talk with anyone about my task at hand so I spend a lot of time staring at the wall above my screen, second-guessing myself because I can't thrash out decisions with another mind.
Then I end up browsing HN for a distracting but familiar endorphin hit....
Re: Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
#4This post is so ironic. There is no corner of the internet left to run to in a culture of spam.
Re: Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
#5The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now. Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am working on. If I am designing something I can't just call the people that do fabrication on my team because they are busy working on the last thing I designed. We're so asynch and efficient t…
This worries me. Not just because it sounds like you're lonely or need some help, but because we're moving into a future that will see more people working from home.
What about your working environment or current way of operating could resolve this issue for you? Could just having a like minded Discord server with other people you can talk to be enough (even if it's text based)?
My door is open if you want to chat.
Re: Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
#6The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now. Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am working on. If I am designing something I can't just call the people that do fabrication on my team because they are busy working on the last thing I designed. We're so asynch and efficient t…
Maybe try and find someone who is willing to just share presence with you via conf? My coworker and I often just remain in conf while continuing to work and basically just hear the other person typing. It helps a bit
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#7I wouldn't read too much into it because frankly it's just written to get Dropbox some SEO traffic when people search for these things, and maybe some of them will start using it.
Best marketing is invisible, sadly this isn't.
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#8The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now. Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am working on. If I am designing something I can't just call the people that do fabrication on my team because they are busy working on the last thing I designed. We're so asynch and efficient t…
This worries me. Not just because it sounds like you're lonely or need some help, but because we're moving into a future that will see more people working from home. What about your working environment or current way of operating could resolve this issue for you? Could just having a like minded Discord server with other people you can talk to be enough (even if it's text based)? My door is open if you want to chat.
Thats kind. My comment probably sounds more glib than it should but I was trying to draw attention to the issue of isolated work in general. I have plenty of people around me a lot. I just dont get to talk through work challenges with them so I think it leads to distraction like the article suggests
Re: Study: Focus will shape the future of distributed work
#9The notion that loneliness is the biggest distraction is a revelation to me. I have worked from home for 12years but didn't recognise this as an issue I face until now. Sometimes I just crave talking with someone about what I am working on. If I am designing something I can't just call the people that do fabrication on my team because they are busy working on the last thing I designed. We're so asynch and efficient t…
Maybe try and find someone who is willing to just share presence with you via conf? My coworker and I often just remain in conf while continuing to work and basically just hear the other person typing. It helps a bit
interesting suggestion. If the objective is to minimise distraction, is being in constant conference not distracting?
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#10This assumes that without distractions, people can do focused work for the whole workday; I for one can't, I need a distraction every once in a while. At most I can do two hours of uninterrupted work, then my ass cheeks hurt and I need to get up and move around.
I am starting to think of changing jobs again to something that involves more cooperation with others. Not too much of course.