Comments on: Productive vs. Lazy

By: Christine Green

Christine Green — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 19:02:10 +0000

Hi Frank,
So glad to hear you had a full recovery. I think Jill was very clinically oriented to begin with and it just so happened that the clinical part of her brain took turns being active during her stroke. But who know? Thanks for stopping by!

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:08:13 +0000

I have had a stroke (full recovered, I am a lucky fella) and I have read Jill's book. my only criticism is I find it had to believe that one could be so “clinical” in their thinking while their brain was under assault. Nonetheless, it was a good read!

By: Christine Green

Christine Green — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:35:12 +0000

Thanks for your comment, Meg. I remember that study and I also remember a 60
Minutes interview with a well known CEO of a Fortune 500 company who took a
20 minute nap at his desk every afternoon at 3pm. He stated that it greatly
increased his productivity.

By: megalfoni

megalfoni — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:30:38 +0000

Great entry, Christine. A while back, there was research done on allowing employees to nap at work. The result was that those employees who took part were more productive than those who didn't. I know during that an economic downturn, we employers try to get the most our of our workers for the least cost. But “cost” can be measured in many ways.

By: Christine Green

Christine Green — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:09:40 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your process! I'm sure my readers will find this
of value, especially those whose productivity involves creativity.

By: tobineckian

tobineckian — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:05:36 +0000

The kind of focus painting takes is different than cooking or cleaning. It is similar to writing but not reading. I can paint for short periods of time, and then I have to get up and clean something or go into a deep, restful place. Or play the fiddle.

By: Christine Green

Christine Green — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:35:10 +0000

Thanks for your comment. I'm curious about how you relate to productivity and renewal time in your work?

By: tobineckian

tobineckian — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:46:12 +0000

WoW. thanks Christine. After my car accident when i was 21 i remember i spent a year sleeping a lot and then some. I feel better about that now.

By: Christine Green

Christine Green — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:35:12 +0000

By: megalfoni

megalfoni — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:30:38 +0000