Endless Web 2.0 and Social Apps Make You Unproductive
Countless hours of my precious time have been wasted on the following:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
AIM/ICQ/Gtalk
Email
And I am sure that others have wasted even more time. While each of these is fun, allowing people to be more social while using the Web, they kill personal productivity.
Distractions! It's so easy to turn away from a piece of work that requires effort and concentration to check your email when a new piece arrives, or to check your Twitter, or browse AIM profiles, or immerse yourself in your Facebook NewsFeed. But all of these distractions kill your personal productivity.
It has been a fight for me too. I made rule that I can only check email 3 times a day (for some this is excessive, for others this would sacrifice their livelihood). I only check Facebook in the evening, once, at a certain time. I've logged off AIM and only go on for a specific purpose for a limited amount of time (no more letting those pesky windows popup and distract me).
It's much better to allocate a specific hour to spend on Twitter than to spend an hour checking it back and forth throughout the day. It takes your mind off your work when you're constantly going back and forth.
YouTube
AIM/ICQ/Gtalk
And I am sure that others have wasted even more time. While each of these is fun, allowing people to be more social while using the Web, they kill personal productivity.
Distractions! It's so easy to turn away from a piece of work that requires effort and concentration to check your email when a new piece arrives, or to check your Twitter, or browse AIM profiles, or immerse yourself in your Facebook NewsFeed. But all of these distractions kill your personal productivity.
It has been a fight for me too. I made rule that I can only check email 3 times a day (for some this is excessive, for others this would sacrifice their livelihood). I only check Facebook in the evening, once, at a certain time. I've logged off AIM and only go on for a specific purpose for a limited amount of time (no more letting those pesky windows popup and distract me).
It's much better to allocate a specific hour to spend on Twitter than to spend an hour checking it back and forth throughout the day. It takes your mind off your work when you're constantly going back and forth.
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hmmm, i should make some rules for myself too.