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The "you are all dehydrated and need to drink 37 glasses of water a day" myth really needs to die... I'll let Dr Carroll rant for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbHp7cu2Ubk
This has recently been called into question as well, as the original study showing "ego depletion" failed replication.
Remote work is like catnip to me. Not the actual work thing (I spent 18 months working for a Texan university while five time zones away, so I know a little about it) but the thing for me is the movement Remote work should be everywhere. Almost every office job could be done remotely with far less crappy distraction. I think that there are genuine difficulties with close co-ordination, with productivity etc, but thes…
The "you are all dehydrated and need to drink 37 glasses of water a day" myth really needs to die... I'll let Dr Carroll rant for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbHp7cu2Ubk
The article assumes that you don't find your work interesting enough to keep your attention focused for a prolonged period of time. Maybe it is better to try to understand why it is not interesting and find ways to make it actually catching rather than figure out workarounds. Because why should we spend time on things we are not interested in?
edit: I should add that I work either on site at power plants or remotely from home
The "you are all dehydrated and need to drink 37 glasses of water a day" myth really needs to die... I'll let Dr Carroll rant for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbHp7cu2Ubk
3.2 liters of water a day is much less than 37 glasses of water. The article mentioned 3.2 liters.
3.2 liters of water (on top of all the water we already get from prepared foods, coffee, soda, etc) is still a _crazy_ amount of extra water.
The "you are all dehydrated and need to drink 37 glasses of water a day" myth really needs to die... I'll let Dr Carroll rant for me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbHp7cu2Ubk
3.2 liters of water a day is much less than 37 glasses of water. The article mentioned 3.2 liters.
Somehow the media managed to drop the last part, and recommended you drink at least 2l water a day. Or even more.
Source: http://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-no-evidence-we-need-to-d...
I know of no credible research that shows that drinking more than required to still thirst is beneficial in a healthy human.
Remote work is like catnip to me. Not the actual work thing (I spent 18 months working for a Texan university while five time zones away, so I know a little about it) but the thing for me is the movement Remote work should be everywhere. Almost every office job could be done remotely with far less crappy distraction. I think that there are genuine difficulties with close co-ordination, with productivity etc, but thes…
Or because people are like me - completely unable to work from home. I've been doing it for the past 6 months and it has totally destroyed my productivity. I've tried all the tricks, nothing helps. I'm just not fit to work remotely.
But I go to the office every day that I can because wfh is hard for me. If I didnt have an office, I'd have to go to a coffee shop or something every day.
Remote work is like catnip to me. Not the actual work thing (I spent 18 months working for a Texan university while five time zones away, so I know a little about it) but the thing for me is the movement Remote work should be everywhere. Almost every office job could be done remotely with far less crappy distraction. I think that there are genuine difficulties with close co-ordination, with productivity etc, but thes…
Or because people are like me - completely unable to work from home. I've been doing it for the past 6 months and it has totally destroyed my productivity. I've tried all the tricks, nothing helps. I'm just not fit to work remotely.
Like the "flat organization" thing, everyone thinks it sounds great, but companies aren't that good (yet?) at managing it, and it just isn't a good fit for some employees.
You're ahead of the curve if you already know this about yourself.
Remote work is like catnip to me. Not the actual work thing (I spent 18 months working for a Texan university while five time zones away, so I know a little about it) but the thing for me is the movement Remote work should be everywhere. Almost every office job could be done remotely with far less crappy distraction. I think that there are genuine difficulties with close co-ordination, with productivity etc, but thes…
Or because people are like me - completely unable to work from home. I've been doing it for the past 6 months and it has totally destroyed my productivity. I've tried all the tricks, nothing helps. I'm just not fit to work remotely.
Remote work is like catnip to me. Not the actual work thing (I spent 18 months working for a Texan university while five time zones away, so I know a little about it) but the thing for me is the movement Remote work should be everywhere. Almost every office job could be done remotely with far less crappy distraction. I think that there are genuine difficulties with close co-ordination, with productivity etc, but thes…
Or because people are like me - completely unable to work from home. I've been doing it for the past 6 months and it has totally destroyed my productivity. I've tried all the tricks, nothing helps. I'm just not fit to work remotely.
There are definitely people at the other end of this scale too, i.e. finding offices -- or at least big open plan affairs -- inimical to concentration. I hope more employers learn that different people need different workplaces.