10/29/2012

Slappers: how to improve productivity (audio)

 

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Using an app called RescueTime, which measures how much time you spend on websites, Sethi found that he spent approximately 29 hours on Reddit and Facebook chat during the week.

 He posted an ad on Craigslist and wrote "I'm looking for someone who can work next to me at a defined location (my house or a café) and will make sure to watch what is happening on my screen. When I am wasting time, you'll have to yell at me or slap me. Compensation: $8 / hour, and you can do your own work from your computer at the same time."

 In less than an hour, Sethi's inbox was flooded with 20 emails. He eventually settled on a woman named Kara, and the two met at a local cafe the next morning.

 Sethi wrote that it wasn't "the fear of the slap" that drove his productivity, but the fact that someone was there to encourage him to focus and help him brainstorm. "Kara became my boss, knowing what I needed to get done, and forcing me to do it," he added.


 And what about asking some questions now?  Here are the answers you should be getting.

1. how much time you spend on websites,

2. 29 hours

3. someone who can work next to me

4. to yell at me or slap me.

5. $8 / hour.

6. In less than an hour

7. 20 emails.

8. at a local cafe

9. No, it wasn't "the fear of the slap" that drove his productivity

10. Yes, he did.