Comments on: Stop scheduling meetings on Tuesdays and get to work http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/ Thoughts on how the Internet intersects with work, play & life Sun, 20 Feb 2011 17:30:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Don’t sacrifice your blog in the name of productivity » 16th letter » Blog Archive http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/#comment-3482 Don’t sacrifice your blog in the name of productivity » 16th letter » Blog Archive Tue, 20 May 2008 14:16:39 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=382#comment-3482 [...] couple of weeks back I wrote this post about productivity on Tuesdays. That realy got me thinking about my own productivity and what days of the week I am able to get [...] [...] couple of weeks back I wrote this post about productivity on Tuesdays. That realy got me thinking about my own productivity and what days of the week I am able to get [...]

]]> By: The blog of all and sundry » Blog Archive » Tuesdays and Google Reader http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/#comment-3481 The blog of all and sundry » Blog Archive » Tuesdays and Google Reader Sat, 10 May 2008 06:18:31 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=382#comment-3481 [...] read an interesting article linked from Hacker News to 16th Letter which discussed different productivity on different [...] [...] read an interesting article linked from Hacker News to 16th Letter which discussed different productivity on different [...]

]]> By: Wouter Lievens http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/#comment-3480 Wouter Lievens Fri, 09 May 2008 09:17:12 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=382#comment-3480 Does more Google Reader mean you're more productive? It could just mean you're procastrinating. -------- <em>Wouter, That is a really good point. I did consider that when I was writing the article, and tried to address it with the statement that I generally use Google Reader at the same rate every day, but that was a pretty lame attempt, I have to say. I concede that using Google Reader as my gauge is not the best way to measure productivity - but it did show some interesting correlation to the "Tuesday" data, and I don't typically use feed reading as a procrastination tactic...but still. Your point remains a good one. - Melissa</em> Does more Google Reader mean you’re more productive? It could just mean you’re procastrinating.

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Wouter,
That is a really good point. I did consider that when I was writing the article, and tried to address it with the statement that I generally use Google Reader at the same rate every day, but that was a pretty lame attempt, I have to say. I concede that using Google Reader as my gauge is not the best way to measure productivity – but it did show some interesting correlation to the “Tuesday” data, and I don’t typically use feed reading as a procrastination tactic…but still. Your point remains a good one. – Melissa

]]> By: Chris Blanc http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/#comment-3479 Chris Blanc Thu, 08 May 2008 17:00:34 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=382#comment-3479 I've cleared all meetings and emails from next Tuesday's schedule. This coming week, I'm going to make Tuesday count, and take Wednesday off. Great article! I’ve cleared all meetings and emails from next Tuesday’s schedule. This coming week, I’m going to make Tuesday count, and take Wednesday off. Great article!

]]> By: Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Defining task to stay on task http://www.16thletter.com/2008/05/08/stop-scheduling-meetings-on-tuesdays-and-get-to-work/#comment-3478 Bolg - The Chris Blanc Weblog :: Defining task to stay on task Thu, 08 May 2008 15:39:20 +0000 http://www.16thletter.com/?p=382#comment-3478 [...] The management science involved is knowing the design of the task you’re attempting to accomplish, and finding core tasks that are necessary, then postponing others so they don’t get in the way. This keeps people from inventing work, or from getting stalled on relatively inconsequential tasks when bigger tasks need doing. And then there’s this 1994 book: Office Biology or Why Tuesday Is Your Most Productive Day and Other Relevant Facts for Survival in the Workplace. There is a whole book about how Tuesdays are so productive. How could I have missed this incredibly important fact for all these years? ^ [...] [...] The management science involved is knowing the design of the task you’re attempting to accomplish, and finding core tasks that are necessary, then postponing others so they don’t get in the way. This keeps people from inventing work, or from getting stalled on relatively inconsequential tasks when bigger tasks need doing. And then there’s this 1994 book: Office Biology or Why Tuesday Is Your Most Productive Day and Other Relevant Facts for Survival in the Workplace. There is a whole book about how Tuesdays are so productive. How could I have missed this incredibly important fact for all these years? ^ [...]

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