The Harvard Business school did some research on how we can be more productive while working.

When we search for anything online, we typically have to sift through pages of information, some relevant but most not. And often, we’ll start out by searching for one thing and then bump into something even more intriguing and veer off in that direction. We often repeat this pattern many times. Before you know it, the search for “tickets to Hawaii” that you started at 8 pm has morphed into a search of “great battleships of the Pacific” by 10 pm…then “movies by Stanley Kubrick” at 11…and so on ad nauseam. Meanwhile, your wife is angry because you promised to help your son with his homework hours ago and everything else you had planned that evening didn’t get done, such as responding to your sister’s text, friending your old college buddy on Facebook, and responding to someone who flamed you in their forum. You may ask yourself, well…how did I get here?

1. Sleep well: A well-rested brain is less likely to be distracted.
2. Eat well: Good nutrition is important to brain functionality.
3. Minimize stress and anger: it tends to ramp up production of brain chemicals such as norepinephrine and cortisol, which can lead to problems.
4. Watch out for time wasters: It’s easy to fall down the rabbit hole while reading blogs (except this one of course) or online forums. Stay focused by setting time limits for online activity.
5. Work smarter, not longer: If you’re working too hard or long hours without a break, your brain will seek out diversions at some point — whether you want it to or not. Schedule breaks in advance; you’re better off putting in six productive hours than of 10 hours of mindless search engine trolling or social networking.

http://shar.es/aaPMp

1) Our hours are really flexible. We can meet up anytime between 11PM and 8AM. Sleep can always be rescheduled.
2) We will never come home and complain about our boss.
3) We’ll pay for all our dates the old fashioned way. (Old fashioned=Circa 1999…with worthless stock options)
4) You can tell all your friends that you’re dating a CEO who runs their own company. You can leave out the fact that the CEO is also the secretary, the janitor, middle management, and a web design intern.
5) Some of us have millions of dollars in the bank. Of course, it belongs to our investors, but still…it’s in the bank.
6) You get to be a beta tester of the next Google or Facebook.
7) We’re good at teamwork. We have to be…not all of us can code.
We’re not afraid of commitment. In fact, let’s move in together… you know, economies of scale and all.
9) Your place is closer to my office and has more bandwidth. Do you mind if I just leave this server here? Really? Is it loud? I never really noticed.
10) Your parents will just love us… They’re accredited investors, right?

http://www.thisisgoingtobebig.com/2008/05/top-10-reasons.html

I’ve been productive and I can’t wait to share with ya’ll what I’m working on right now. I’ve just made it through two brief business plans prepared for some investors and I’m starting to write a lot on the blog. Obviously not online! I’m heading to Europe for three weeks and I’m hoping to come back to the states with some fresh new ideas.

I’ll update with the new thoughts soon enough. I’ll need feedback.