The WhiteSpace Project was interviewed by the Australian Financial Review for an article exploring how we can maintain that holiday feeling when we return to work.
Work life integration, not work life balance
Whoever dreamed up the term 'work life balance' should be taken out the back and at the minimum receive a stern talking to. This term has created endless pain for countless people, struggling and juggling multiple roles and responsibilities to achieve the mythical 'balance' bliss and harmony. Well, it's never going to happen. Does one go ...
Day 10: Am I less patient when online?
Falling into a bit of a routine now and seem to have adapted to being offline for a whole day. Not sure how this is impacting people who want to get in touch with me. Is anyone not calling or emailing because they are not sure if I will receive their communication in an appropriate ...
Day 5: 21st century disease – Dependency and Addiction to Distraction
A client observed to me this week that information overload is nothing new - it's just taking a new form, and requiring new capabilities. We were remembering the 'old' days (yes I was alive then) when the inbox was an intray. It always seemed to be piled high, and just when we cleared it out, ...
WhiteSpace Day 3 & 4
Well I didn't take these two days back to back, as I found that a bit intense, but set aside 2 separate days this week. A couple of quick observations: I find myself looking forward to a WhiteSpace Day, as this gives legitimacy to going offline. it is like a pressure release day People in my network ...
