http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4247 My brain craves novelty. And without it, unless I'm incredibly focused and interested in something, I need something for my novelty fix. The Internet helps with that. Sometimes it's work related. Sometimes it's not. I measure my guilt towards the latter with how much more or less productive I am than some of my coworkers. As long as I exceed said individual's work output greatly, I feel less like I'm stealing company resources. Plus, if I happen to be screwing off as programming on personal projects, I can think of it as industry research. Or sharpening my tools. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Look down, look down... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:17:40 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4247 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4246 I am almost always more efficient when I am multitasking. I think for me it is because I am so ADD that f I am doing something that does not require 100% of my mental attention, I get distracted by anything and everything going on around me. But if I'm doing multiple things that don't require my full attention, then I can do them all better and quicker. I definitely find this at work. Hence why I spend so much time on gchat some days! CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Look down, look down... Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:09:25 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4246 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4241 Our network, lets use that term loosely since I have no concept of what an actual network is, got upgraded recently. So randomly a bunch of websites that were at one time blocked, now are not. Yesterday while taking care of some random soft science bullshit, filling things, labeling things, I was able to sit and watch south park episodes while doing so. I have never felt so good about misusing company internet. Though to be fair I think I was more productive that normal since I didn't get distracted ever 5 or 10 minutes or so and check things on the web thus stopping what I was supposed to be doing. Also it made the afternoon go by pretty fast. Anyone have a similar experience to this at work? MrFood@idkfa.com (MrFood) Look down, look down... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:44:59 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=4241&msg_id=4241