tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post113332158248833997..comments2023-10-30T08:30:47.431-05:00Comments on See Jane Compute: Driven to distractionJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1134331194096447952005-12-11T13:59:00.000-06:002005-12-11T13:59:00.000-06:00I've found practicing meditation and yogic breathi...I've found practicing meditation and yogic breathing to be very helpful in such times. At the dentists' office, for example, or sitting in rush hour traffic during commutes. At the same time I love having my hipster pda handly at (almost) all times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1133461199982981172005-12-01T12:19:00.000-06:002005-12-01T12:19:00.000-06:00In my experience, there are just as many meetings ...In my experience, there are just as many meetings in industry as there are in academia. And about the same percentage of them are interesting enough to hold your attention span...the best meetings are when it's a small group, 5 or less, and you have a focused task - we need to complete this section of the NDA (new drug application) so what is everyone's status and what help do you need? or, in academia, you're all working on a project together and meet to discuss progress and make plans for next steps - this mostly happened when I was working on outreach programs. All other meetings dragged on. The reason they seem so frustrating, at least to me, is that so little gets done by so many.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1133409191065661472005-11-30T21:53:00.000-06:002005-11-30T21:53:00.000-06:00C, your point is well taken. I guess more than an...C, your point is well taken. I guess more than anything, what surprised me was how *quickly* I grew impatient with the pace of things. I mean, I know that I'm impatient, but I didn't really realize the extent of it until that happened. <BR/><BR/>AC, ironically I used the very same reason (too many meetings) as an argument that I shouldn't go into industry! I guess it's all a matter of perspective.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082496114155799356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9848115.post-1133362698158086492005-11-30T08:58:00.000-06:002005-11-30T08:58:00.000-06:00Why worry about it? What's so bad about having a m...Why worry about it? What's so bad about having a mind that likes multitasking, or processing lots of information in a short time?<BR/><BR/>So long as you're not being impolite to anyone or missing out on something by your distracting, then what's the problem? <BR/><BR/>I (very egotistically, I'm sure) do the exact same thing myself, and think of it as my brain wanting to whizz along real fast and process lots of stuff. I don't think it's a failure of willpower to go slowly (read: the speed everyone else seems to go at) any more than it is a failure of willpower for other people's brains not to go faster.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com