Work
Work doesn’t happen at work. Jason Freid’s message in this great TED talk really chimed with me.
A few carelessly scheduled meetings splits the day into fragments that are too short to do any real thinking work in. Plus, the office environment is full of distractions. So people find other places to work: a room at home, a moving vehicle, or the office out of hours.
I like the office before everyone gets in, but my favourite productive place is being on a plane. It feels like pure my time, with added sense of purpose.
Jason suggests meeting/distraction free days. How about meeting/distraction free areas? A corner of the office that has a few airline seats where you can go to be left alone for a few hours.
Scale it up to a cafe in town designed like the inside of a PanAm plane, 1968. Trolley service by super stylish staff. Book seats by the hour or the size of the problem you’ve got to solve (Short haul, Atlantic, Long haul). A place to really work.
