Husky Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 ...When your mind can no longer take the strain of actually doing work. They say that after 15 minutes of someone lecturing us we just switch off and need a break to regain our mental agility and focus. I feel that a similar time limit exists for doing work and that for me the time limit is quite short So, when your mind is wandering and you enter that zen like vegetative state, what do you do to keep yourself from going nuts? Mr clicky mouse finger go on an adventure? Go for coffee? Build a matchstick model of the Mary Rose? Does anyone manage to actually achieve anything productive in this time or does a large portion of the human race basically spend half it's day staring bored into space? Quote
tatooandy67 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I used to solve my rubicks cube, I used to try to beat my personal best time, I managed to do it in just over a minute and half which I was very pleased with until I watched the speed cube videos on YouTube ( I know it's a bit sad). now I just smoke and drink coffee and browse this forum Quote
WhackyWill Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Work.. That's a 4 letter word, shouldn't be on here.. :scare: 1 Quote
Husky Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 Might be buying a Rubik cube tonight... I had once thought of practicing holding my breath, it's a transferable and useful skill to have and worse case is that I pass out at my desk. 2 Quote
chirag1988 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I usually eat, or am clicking away through the forums Quote
AliveBoy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 this thread has got HR disaster written all over it 1 Quote
alfa_owner Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I work in IT Support... so typically Ebay! Quote
tatooandy67 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 this thread has got HR disaster written all over it Please disregard my earlier post I work really hard and don't take unofficial breaks Quote
AliveBoy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 this thread has got HR disaster written all over it Please disregard my earlier post I work really hard and don't take unofficial breaks I started to write about how I'm never on here during the day and I never do anything other than work and thought, oh no, I better warn the others that they aren't as diligent as me! 1 Quote
Fodder Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) I jump between tasks but be careful if you're on a conf call as I often concentrate on what I'm doing miss a question then hear my name The lady that sits next to me has a colouring book :shocked: Edited July 29, 2014 by Fodder Quote
-Bradders- Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I work in IT Support... so typically Ebay! Exactly the same here, and facebook and this forum lol Quote
AliveBoy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I jump between tasks but be careful if you're on a conf call as I often concentrate on what I'm doing miss a question then hear my name The lady that sits next to me has a colouring book :shocked: crayons or pencils? Quote
Husky Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 I think the office would be better by being more honest with itself. Geoff: "What you up to there Jebadiah?" Jebadiah: "Oh, I'm spacing out for a minute on my Rubik cube so I can be mentally refreshed" Geoff: "Nice, that work will be to a much better standard than the usual fecal scrawling you do while not paying attention" Jebadiah: "Yeah, tell me about it! Any idea what's going on with Bernard over there?" Bernard: Quote
Fodder Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I jump between tasks but be careful if you're on a conf call as I often concentrate on what I'm doing miss a question then hear my name The lady that sits next to me has a colouring book :shocked: crayons or pencils? Pencils 1 Quote
Ricey Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Researching endless crap on wikipedia was my vice in my previous employ. Quote
Husky Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 Researching endless crap on wikipedia was my vice in my previous employ. Here's a genuine question Mr Ricey, do you find you work a feck ton harder now you aren't some paper shuffling, stapler thumping office monkey? I'm long term planning to go self employed to get away from the large company / office environment as I find it really doesn't suit me one bit! Quote
Martinjj Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I work as a Turner, mainly machining bespoke components for the Gas and Oil sector, typically each component weighs in at around 5 tons before machining and coming out at around 2.5 tons once ready to send to CNC for finishing. All the stuff i machine is Inconel 718 (super alloy), very expensive and hard as nails due to high nickel content so the Lathe has to run really slowwwwwwww, A typical piece can be in the machine up to 3 weeks at a time, occasionally i look at the clock, but it never seems to move although its the right time to the nano second.. I suppose that for 12 hours per shift i just go into a zombie state, i can remember going to work and coming home but the in-between is generally very fuzzy! Quote
Husky Posted July 29, 2014 Author Posted July 29, 2014 You sir have an ability I lack, to zone out and just deal with it. Quote
Ricey Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Researching endless crap on wikipedia was my vice in my previous employ. Here's a genuine question Mr Ricey, do you find you work a feck ton harder now you aren't some paper shuffling, stapler thumping office monkey? I'm long term planning to go self employed to get away from the large company / office environment as I find it really doesn't suit me one bit! Mentally no Physically yes However as I'm only just building my business up I don't have work every day so I do feel like I'm loafing around a bit. If I had detailing work every day I reckon I'd be shattered. That rangie I did on Friday totally decked me on Saturday. I could barely keep my eyes open. Also there's the issue of not having a regular income and training your brain not to worry. I had maybe a 3 week period this month where I had no work......I mean nada. Didn't sell a car ........ Nothing. Turns out this month is probably my most profitable to date on the basis of one mental week! Quote
Ricey Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Pretty much failed to answer your question there. In a nutshell - provided you can earn enough to keep above water self employment wins every single time for me. 2 Quote
Martinjj Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 You sir have an ability I lack, to zone out and just deal with it. It took me the best part of 25 years to get to this state of Zen... 1 Quote
Humpy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Please delete mods Edited July 29, 2014 by Humpy Quote
AliveBoy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Humpy are you ok? I'm a first aider, can you hear me? 1 Quote
Grundy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I think humpster is having a moment. The RMr MrR b [/url][/img][/url] F Wq Gvv swe a wwwWFwa .syt. Zl9 I'm holding these before you edit and make me look like a fool 3 Quote
Humpy Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Oh god Think my phone was still on whilst in my pocket. Such a sensitive bloody screen on this Quote
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