Comments on: The enduring mysteries of productivity http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity Writing, marketing and technology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-653242 Matthew Stibbe Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:07:25 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity#comment-653242 Glad you like it! :) You're welcome to stop by any time you need a positive boost. M Glad you like it! :) You’re welcome to stop by any time you need a positive boost. M

]]> By: Galina http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-653241 Galina Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:06:05 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity#comment-653241 Matthew, the post is simply outstanding!!! I found myself in each statement of yours and it made me smile a lot! BTW, I always go to your blog when I need a positive boost and when I'm sick and tired of work :) Thank you! P.S. It's so true about Macs. Apple is a client of ours :) Matthew, the post is simply outstanding!!! I found myself in each statement of yours and it made me smile a lot! BTW, I always go to your blog when I need a positive boost and when I’m sick and tired of work :) Thank you!
P.S. It’s so true about Macs. Apple is a client of ours :)

]]> By: Matthew Stibbe http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-651956 Matthew Stibbe Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:15:07 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity#comment-651956 That's such a good point - any task seems to expand to fill the time available for it plus about 10%. That’s such a good point – any task seems to expand to fill the time available for it plus about 10%.

]]> By: Lorraine http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity/comment-page-1#comment-651954 Lorraine Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:11:06 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/the-enduring-mysteries-of-productivity#comment-651954 Hi Matthew: You pose Big Questions that run deeper than copywriting. : > My favorite explanation comes from writer Steven Pressfield who labels all distraction, procrastination and time wasting "Resistance"--a palpable, negative energy we must actively fight. I can't say I always succeed. On a more mundane note, I notice that tasks expand in direct proportion to the amount of time I allot them. Do I have two days to write a post? It takes two days. Do I have two hours? It takes two hours. Same post. Hi Matthew:

You pose Big Questions that run deeper than copywriting. : >

My favorite explanation comes from writer Steven Pressfield who labels all distraction, procrastination and time wasting “Resistance”–a palpable, negative energy we must actively fight. I can’t say I always succeed.

On a more mundane note, I notice that tasks expand in direct proportion to the amount of time I allot them. Do I have two days to write a post? It takes two days. Do I have two hours? It takes two hours. Same post.

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