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June 2, 2006

Friday Productivity Tip — Get Some Silence

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 10:52 am

Quiet the Chatter

Today when you’re trying to get that last minute work done, and someone comes in to “shoot the breeze,” “talk your leg off,” “chatter like chimp,” or be a “bird in a box.” You might try this.

Then just stay silent and stare at the screen. As a bigger treat, you might offer your headphones so that your guest might listen even more silently.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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15 Comments to “Friday Productivity Tip — Get Some Silence”

  1. June 2nd, 2006 at 11:10 am
    Joe said

    Cute…
    J.

  2. June 2nd, 2006 at 11:14 am
    ME Strauss said

    It wasn’t intended to be so. On the other hand, if it works on that level for you. I like that too.!

  3. June 2nd, 2006 at 12:40 pm
    Mark Wade said

    Have you a version I can pipe through the telephone?

    Thanks for today :-)

  4. June 2nd, 2006 at 12:47 pm
    ME Strauss said

    That would be good one. Silence via the telephone. :)

  5. June 2nd, 2006 at 4:10 pm
    Anthony said

    Silence works with slow and slow is so hot right now. Slow food. Slow life. Slow cities. Slow careers. Though I need to find the time to slow down first.

  6. June 2nd, 2006 at 4:11 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Anthony I really like your take on this one.
    Yeah. So is the new fast lane isn’t it.

  7. June 2nd, 2006 at 4:21 pm
    Anthony said

    Yep.

  8. June 2nd, 2006 at 4:23 pm
    ME Strauss said

    You have this idea thing down. Don’t you?

  9. June 2nd, 2006 at 5:40 pm
    Anthony said

    Well someone has to have the ideas in this world and it might as well be me. Even though most of them aren’t my ideas at least I don’t keep them all to myself. The slow revolution I initially noticed via the slow food thing I picked up from an italian girl and her family who I met last year. Slowing down really is the next big thing.

  10. June 2nd, 2006 at 6:58 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Well,
    You Australians were always better at slow. Especially when it comes to eating than we Americans. So I guess we’ll lose the America’s Cup again. Darrn it anyway.

  11. June 2nd, 2006 at 8:13 pm
    Anthony said

    You know the thing is, we as a country think we are because once upon a time we actually were but in all honesty we are not anymore (how terrible was that sentence). There are other countries that have this relaxed slow life thing much better sorted than us now days. It needs work.

  12. June 2nd, 2006 at 8:17 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Well, now that you mention it. You did get the cell phone thing WAY before we did. However, you still know you to eat at a much more civilized pace than we do.

  13. June 3rd, 2006 at 2:24 pm
    Jeremy said

    shhhh… you are ruining the moment!

  14. June 3rd, 2006 at 3:25 pm
    ME Strauss said

    You’re right, Jeremy.
    Silence Matters.
    Thank you for reminding us.

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