Comment on Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work by DavyMac

I agree with the sentiments in some ways, long periods with no distractions are needed for certain types of work, but these can be achieved in the office as easily as working from home. On the flip side of this, it's easy to have as many, if not more distractions at home. It's all about self control and management of your own tasks - I wouldn't advocate a 'no talk day' - isn't that just an excuse to avoid communicating? As someone who works from home a reasonable amount and keeps fairly irregular hours generally, going to the office is like touching base, feeling like part of a team, communicating and sharing ideas face-to-face. If we all want to only deal with each other by email or IM - I'm out - maybe if everyone in business is introverted and 23 year old nerds that would be better, but we aren't!

Comment on Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work by DavyMac

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Comment on Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work by Brett

I really resonated with the ideas delivered in 37signals' first book (ebook). They made a lot of sense and my own personal experiences led me to agree with a lot of what they were saying. I followed their svn blog for quite some time. But lately, their attitude is starting to rub me the wrong way. A lot of what they say is still accurate, and useful, and it's good to have an opinion, or be moderately opinionated. But they appear to be convinced that absolutely everything they say is correct, and any disagreement thereof is just blind ignorance. That is a myopic, infallible attitude very much like the attitudes they're railing against. And 'no talk thursdays' - what am I, a kid in school again? That's just dictatorial - another characteristic of that infallible, opinionated, we're always right attitude.

Comment on Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work by Brett

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Comment on Jason Fried: Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work by DougS

I like the advice in his book and use some of it in my own work, but the reality is that the suggestions he makes only work with self-directed employees. There is a reason employers bring most workers in to an office because most will not work if you leave them to their work at home or at cafes. An employer that wants to foster this type of culture has to be very careful when screening new employees.

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