[nukkad] Take a day off the computer

[Sameer Upadhye <>]

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Hi !

        Here's a Great Article For workoholics anonymous.

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Cheers

Sameer
mailto:sameer.upadhye@ae.ge.com
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Break up a relationship - buy a computer!!

Take a day off the computer

            May 2, 2000
            Jeff Davis



 Last Saturday morning, my wife was ready to start planting flowers, and
she
 needed my help lifting, toting, and digging. So when I snuck downstairs
to check
 e-mail and take a look at the site, she busted my chops: "Can't you go
just one
 day without getting on that computer?!"

 So ladies and gentlemen, my message this week is simple: If you're
feeling
 burned out, if you're tired all the time, and you never seem to have
any fun—take a
 day off the computer. You'll be glad you did.

 Don't even look at a screen
 Most people who work in IT have more to do than they can get done, even
working
 50 to 60 hours a week. So we take laptops home. We work from home after
the
 rest of the family has gone to bed. We work too darn much.

 It's time to set aside a day—or an entire weekend—and make our lives
 computer-free zones. The benefits of taking a single day off the
computer are
 many:

      Developers: After you take your day off the computer, you'll come
back to
      your projects refreshed. While you're off, your subconscious will
continue
      working on the solution to that bug or logic problem that's been
nagging at
      you. The next time you fire up your PC, the answer you've been
looking for
      should pop right out.
      Support professionals: After your computer-free day, you'll have a
different
      perspective on your trouble tickets. You won't be as stressed out
by the
      blinking message light on your phone. You'll have a little more
patience for
      your frantic end users.
      Managers: Your mood sets the tone for the people who report to
you. If you
      never take any time to relax or have a life, you pass your stress
on to your
      people. If you do spend a day without sending or replying to
e-mail, your
      disposition will be better, and your team's performance will,
hopefully, be
      better, too.

 Don't tell me you don't have time
 Don't try to tell me you can't take a day off. I know you're swamped,
but your mind
 and body can only take so much stress before you start seeing
diminishing
 returns on your efforts. Be smart. Take some time off.

 Whether it's one day a week or one day a month, set aside a day when
you won't
 connect to the Internet, you won't check e-mail, and you won't even
think about
 work. It's spring! Get outside and do something—anything—other than
thinking
 about computers and work. Your boss won't mind—he or she will
appreciate the
 new bounce in your step and your renewed energy when you come back.

 Do you have a special strategy for making time to relax away from the
computer? If
 so, we want to hear from you. Please post a comment below or drop us a
note, so
 your fellow IT professionals can borrow a page from your book.

 You're smart. You're working hard. You da man (or da woman). But don't
overdo it. I
 have to go now—time to open another bag of mulch.




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