Comments on: How Being Less Productive Can Generate Big Ideas http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/be-less-productive-7-ways-to-generate-big-ideas/ Augmented Humanity, Second Selves, and Cybernetic Yoga Fri, 11 Feb 2011 18:03:11 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Fabian http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/be-less-productive-7-ways-to-generate-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-418 Fabian Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:25:02 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=535#comment-418 This post really resonates with me. Of course, "being lazy" and "generating big ideas" do overlap sometimes, in my experience. While this is problematic for cubicle workers, it’s probably good to keep in mind if you are on your own anyway or if you think about how to really spend the time after leaving office. As you indicate, you need to take the time for it. The brain is never idle, but nonetheless needs time of apparent idleness to create new connections that may easily lead to big ideas… This post really resonates with me. Of course, “being lazy” and “generating big ideas” do overlap sometimes, in my experience. While this is problematic for cubicle workers, it’s probably good to keep in mind if you are on your own anyway or if you think about how to really spend the time after leaving office. As you indicate, you need to take the time for it. The brain is never idle, but nonetheless needs time of apparent idleness to create new connections that may easily lead to big ideas…

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By: Everett Bogue http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/be-less-productive-7-ways-to-generate-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Everett Bogue Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:56:25 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=535#comment-297 Thanks Renato, I'm glad you're enjoying the posts. I hope that you're able to find the time to continue working on your blog, and use that spare time that you have at your day job to work on projects that are important to you. Best, Everett Thanks Renato, I’m glad you’re enjoying the posts.

I hope that you’re able to find the time to continue working on your blog, and use that spare time that you have at your day job to work on projects that are important to you.

Best,
Everett

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By: Renato http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/be-less-productive-7-ways-to-generate-big-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-277 Renato Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:11:08 +0000 http://www.farbeyondthestars.com/?p=535#comment-277 Excellent post Everett. I don't subscribe to many blogs, but I do enjoy getting your writings in my inbox. You've been hitting a nerve consistently over the past few days. You see, I have struggled with balancing a day job in economic and environmental research with a restless creative mind that keeps coming up with projects completely unrelated to the Economy, eventhough I love my "cubicle nation" job. Among them, an animation blog that I never managed to lift off the ground, or another one for which all I have is an idea and a domain name (creativealterego.com). I always blame not working on my projects on my day job, but as your post suggests, at every job there are a lot of times where you don't have much to do, and you just slow down to have whatever meaningless thing you have to get done, take up the entire eight hours. And to tie up with another of your posts, you come home and instead of using the time creatively, you turn on the TV and stare stupidly into it. I love the idea of using your time for meaningful things, and don't allow the mundane things take up more than they should. Otherwise, you can end up having a mundane life. Thanks for the insightful posts. They've remind me that if I want to be great at something, I have to put in my 10,000 hours, and that the revolution will not be televised. Oh, and great Office Space reference. It made me smile. Excellent post Everett. I don’t subscribe to many blogs, but I do enjoy getting your writings in my inbox. You’ve been hitting a nerve consistently over the past few days. You see, I have struggled with balancing a day job in economic and environmental research with a restless creative mind that keeps coming up with projects completely unrelated to the Economy, eventhough I love my “cubicle nation” job. Among them, an animation blog that I never managed to lift off the ground, or another one for which all I have is an idea and a domain name (creativealterego.com). I always blame not working on my projects on my day job, but as your post suggests, at every job there are a lot of times where you don’t have much to do, and you just slow down to have whatever meaningless thing you have to get done, take up the entire eight hours. And to tie up with another of your posts, you come home and instead of using the time creatively, you turn on the TV and stare stupidly into it. I love the idea of using your time for meaningful things, and don’t allow the mundane things take up more than they should. Otherwise, you can end up having a mundane life. Thanks for the insightful posts. They’ve remind me that if I want to be great at something, I have to put in my 10,000 hours, and that the revolution will not be televised.

Oh, and great Office Space reference. It made me smile.

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