Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when they don’t distract you

Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by ryandrake on Thursday March 25, 2021 @04:07PM (#26584764)

I like this model, but I'd replace side B with "how much you self promote your work". Someone who's side A is 1 and side B is 20 has similar opportunity as someone whose side A is 20 and side B is 1. A talented developer who isn't great at self promotion gets the same luck as someone who doesn't know what they are doing at all but can talk a great talk and enchant the execs. Surely 10x10 is better but you can linearly make up for a lack of A with a surplus of B and vice versa.

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Re:Phones and apps reduce your ability to focus even when th... by maroonblazer on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:05AM (#26588638)

>I'd replace side B with "how much you self promote your work".

I don't agree. The problem with "how much you self promote your work" is that if you're not good at promoting your work then you'll still be at, or near, 0. Whereas "How many people know your work" focuses on the outcome. Nearly everyone is promoting their work, not all of which gets noticed. How will you do it in a way that gets noticed?

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