lifeclever.com— In a recent interview, Jason Fried from 37 Signals tells us why working closely together destroys productivity.
Aug 29, 2007View in Crawl 4
There's so much truth to this I don't know where to start. How do I know this? Because I'm that guy who bothers everyone around me. I'm continually striking up conversation, I'm continually questioning what they happen to be doing, listening to, reading about, talking about and it's not my fault! I'm just a social person and society has taught me to interact with those within 3 feet of me. Don't blame me, blame your brother, your sister, your mother, and your father.
So true. While it sounds like fun to work in a open team, it's rarely the productive experience that it seems like it would be. You get much less done in any one day, although in the end, the work that is completed tends to be of higher quality, since there are more minds working on the project. I find that even smart people can make bad decisions, but rarely will two smart people make the same bad decision.
greenkawasakiAug 29, 2007
There's so much truth to this I don't know where to start. How do I know this? Because I'm that guy who bothers everyone around me. I'm continually striking up conversation, I'm continually questioning what they happen to be doing, listening to, reading about, talking about and it's not my fault! I'm just a social person and society has taught me to interact with those within 3 feet of me. Don't blame me, blame your brother, your sister, your mother, and your father.
zacharyfoxAug 30, 2007
So true. While it sounds like fun to work in a open team, it's rarely the productive experience that it seems like it would be. You get much less done in any one day, although in the end, the work that is completed tends to be of higher quality, since there are more minds working on the project. I find that even smart people can make bad decisions, but rarely will two smart people make the same bad decision.
lkmbrdAug 30, 2007
Can't say I disagree.