Comments on: Working today http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2009/08/01/working_today/ chapter four - my 30s Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:56:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Natasja http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2009/08/01/working_today/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Natasja Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:01:29 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=223#comment-462 On that, saw this on my feeds, a link to how technology can make us all digital nomads: http://www.experientia.com/blog/technology-will-allow-us-to-become-digital-nomads/ thought you might like it. On that, saw this on my feeds, a link to how technology can make us all digital nomads: http://www.experientia.com/blog/technology-will-allow-us-to-become-digital-nomads/

thought you might like it.

]]> By: Farhan Lalji http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2009/08/01/working_today/comment-page-1/#comment-461 Farhan Lalji Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:25:23 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=223#comment-461 Hey N, thanks for the link. Made sense during the industrial revolution, but we need to allow for flexibility, and to take advantage of what we have today in terms of technology. Hey N, thanks for the link.

Made sense during the industrial revolution, but we need to allow for flexibility, and to take advantage of what we have today in terms of technology.

]]> By: Natasja http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/2009/08/01/working_today/comment-page-1/#comment-460 Natasja Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:54:50 +0000 http://www.fiftybyfifty.com/lifeoffarhan/?p=223#comment-460 I second the Why Work Sucks, I read it a while back and it's really changed the way I look at work. You can find the first chapter here http://caliandjody.com/book/ The current 40 hour work week (well, a minimum of 40 hours) for 5 days a week, Mon - Fri is something that came out of the Industrial Revolution, when it made sense to all be in the office/factory at the same time. But now, hey, we're in the 21st century, we gotta be able to do better than that. I agree with office hours. It's a bit like when we were at uni: you are there for certain hours a week when you have lectures, you then work in study groups at other hours, and individual on assignments. No prof who ever insists on you being there 40 hours a week, or asks how long it took you to finish an assignment. That's what work should be like too! I second the Why Work Sucks, I read it a while back and it’s really changed the way I look at work. You can find the first chapter here http://caliandjody.com/book/

The current 40 hour work week (well, a minimum of 40 hours) for 5 days a week, Mon – Fri is something that came out of the Industrial Revolution, when it made sense to all be in the office/factory at the same time. But now, hey, we’re in the 21st century, we gotta be able to do better than that. I agree with office hours. It’s a bit like when we were at uni: you are there for certain hours a week when you have lectures, you then work in study groups at other hours, and individual on assignments. No prof who ever insists on you being there 40 hours a week, or asks how long it took you to finish an assignment. That’s what work should be like too!

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