How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It

Re:How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It by toyg on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @06:21AM (#18183509)

I can function on 3 hours a day -- if the only thing I have to do is talking and reacting to incoming stimuli. Which is precisely what high-flying politicians and execs do: talk, talk, talk, with some occasional reasoning thrown in. They don't have to break down complex problems or create complex artefacts, there are aides doing it for them. They just go through briefing after briefing and react to what is thrown at them.

Actual creative workers and engineers require a different set of brain functionality, which requires deeper concentration, and hence need more sleep.

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Re:How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It by josephjrobison on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @08:46AM (#18184300)

Great distinction that doesn’t get brought up enough. At the same time, we also want politicians and CEOs making optimal decisions rather than just surface level ones.

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Re:How to Get Things Done When You Don't Feel Like It by dotancohen on Thursday October 11, 2018 @01:18AM (#18191106)

That is often a function of having good (or convincing) reports available to them.

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