What day of the week is your most productive?
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Ehn... (Score:1)
I'll vote tomorrow
Re:Ehn... (Score:-1)
I'll vote tomorrow
Sometimes, when my roommate is sleeping, I touch myself under the covers.
Re:Ehn... (Score:2, Funny)
*Spelled phonetically, because Unicode is SOOOO 90's.
Re:Ehn... (Score:0)
a-màireach is tomorrow in Gaelic...
Re:Ehn... (Score:0)
Amárach
Missing Option (Score:1)
Yesterday, you insensitive clod!
Re:Missing Option (Score:2)
Re:Missing Option (Score:1)
Now it looks as though the early combo breaker'ey
Re:Missing Option (Score:0)
As a Black Eyed Peas fan the list is incomplete. It should be Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday Sunday.
Saturday (Score:2, Interesting)
Saturday - Productivity at home is much more important to me than productivity at work.
Friday... (Score:4, Funny)
As someone that does desktop support and whose work is quantified by the number of tickets closed each day, Friday is the most productive since that's the day I mass close all tickets which the customer has failed to respond to my attempts to communicate with them. As well as mass close all tickets over 2 weeks old even if I never attempted to contact the customer due to having too much work to do already. Fridays are awesome. Tuesday's are the worst, most people are too hungover to bother trying to show up for work on Monday so we don't get many tickets on that day, but they start showing up to work again on Tuesday and have either forgotten passwords, broken shit, or are too damn lazy to fill out some form they need to fill out and instead just call in a ticket. Idiots.
Re:Friday... (Score:2)
Re:Friday... (Score:3)
Re:Friday... (Score:2)
It really amazes me how people can forget a password over a weekend.
Don't underestimate the memory disrupting effects of recreational drugs!
Re:Friday... (Score:3)
Well the lesson here is: don't change your password on Friday...
Re:Friday... (Score:0)
Sometimes they have asinine password requirements that require no dictionary words, ten upper case letters, fiver lower case, three numbers, and a symbol (and yet still disallow spaces), coupled with policy to never write down a password.
Re:Friday... (Score:0)
plus change password every two weeks.
Re:Friday... (Score:0)
Let me guess, you work for dell.
In any event, you should quit your job, since you obviously have such a low opinion of your capabilities that you are actually ignoring peoples problems instead of fixing them.
Let me... (Score:4, Informative)
...get back to you on that.
mark "will join the American Society of Procratinators one of these days, if it's still around...."
Re:Let me... (Score:0)
They've all become procrastibaitors due to the infinite supply of internet pornography.
Re:Let me... (Score:3)
Don't you mean, "if it exists yet..." ?
Re:Let me... (Score:2)
You took the time to express your desire to join. I don't think you're ASP material. Oh dammit... the phone rang and I just got booted. I'll show him though, I'll call the president as soon as I get around to it, and then he'll totally be out of there too...
Friday (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Friday (Score:3)
Re:Friday (Score:0)
As someone with a 4x10 schedule, I've missed almost nothing of importance when I come in on Monday. However, if I take any day other than Friday off, it seems to take forever to catch up. Fridays might as well be part of the weekend...
Re:Friday (Score:3)
I often stay late on Friday to finish up things... as parent stated, it's super quite, and I know I don't have to work for the next two days.
Weinberg's First Law: (Score:3)
Productive? (Score:1)
Re:Productive? (Score:2)
Why should I be productive? I'm retired, you clod!
Well then, on what weekday do you produce the most CO2?
Re: Productive? (Score:0)
Burrito Wednesday.
Re: Productive? (Score:0)
Re:Productive? (Score:2)
which day do you do the most of whatever it is you do?
So, say, Saturday is the day you pretend to be a vampire the most, that would be you most productive day.
Too burned out by the weekend for mischief (Score:2)
Monday. Productivity goes down as the week goes on (especially as people find all my good hiding places.)
next missing option (Score:2)
not Thursdays (Score:4, Funny)
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
Re:not Thursdays (Score:2)
I never could get the hang of Thursdays.
I'm here for you with that one.
Zero Meetings Thursday (Score:5, Interesting)
We have a policy of not scheduling meetings on Thursdays. It's not 100% perfect but the meetings are fewer to non-existent on Thursdays so it's the most productive.
The morning hours are also most productive for me because I come in a couple of hours before others do so I can get a bunch of stuff done before I start getting interrupted. I used to have IM up but I was getting interrupted so often that I have a note: "IM is up for 5 interruptions then closed" as my message.
I keep track of my tasks in a database for yearly reviews among other things and find I log more hours on Wednesdays. Which doesn't necessarily make it more productive :)
[John]
Re:Zero Meetings Thursday (Score:2)
There is something about Thursday's that I couldn't ever get a handle on.
Missing option: What are days of the week? (Score:1)
I'm self-employed, you insensitive clod! I work whenever it suits me, seven days a week, and haven't paid any attention to weekdays or weekends on any of that nonsense for years.
Friday - shortest work day (Score:1)
Not sure why, but I get more done then, even though it includes a morning meeting.
I think it's because it's almost the weekend.
Saturday (Score:5, Insightful)
Saturday is the most productive. Monday through Friday is wasted with the crap I have to do to make money.
Re:Saturday (Score:2)
Generally Sunday is my most productive day. Getting done all the stuff I put off from Saturday that had to be done.
Why is it that house work is never 'finished'?
Re:Saturday (Score:2)
Why is it that house work is never 'finished'?
Well, there is actually an interesting answer to that question...
There are vastly more ways for a house to be in disorder than there are for it to be in order, so anything that you do in home that isn't an effort aimed at decreasing the disorder of the house is very likely going to increase the disorder just by accident. That also explains why you need to clean up after you've cleaned the house, unless do everything in a perfectly planned and choreographed way.
Re:Saturday (Score:2)
And the always popular: "The cleaners are due tomorrow, I really must tidy up when I get home form work tonight."
Re:Saturday (Score:2)
Because I have 3 kids and they have a grandparent who can't resist buying stuff for them ....
Re:Saturday (Score:0)
How do you people do it? I'd like to be more "productive" on the weekends, come up with personal projects and the like, but I find that at the end of the working week my brain seems to push strong signals suggesting that I should just chill over the weekend, take it easy, play games/watch movies as much as possible and don't do anything apart from the bare essentials, as a means of relief over the heavy work over the past week.
In other words, how to you force the brain to keep working when it clearly wants to rest?
Re:Saturday (Score:1)
productivity (Score:1)
Basically, as has since been confirmed by scientific research [dtic.mil], we are at our peak productivity in the afternoon - when we're at work - and our lowest energy levels in the evening, which is typically the time when we try to do our personal projects.
People then can't summon the energy to do their stuff, just want to chill, so blame themselves for not having the willpower.
The solution is so simple it's silly: You go to bed as soon as you get home, without even eating anything. you can then get up about 6 hours before you have to go to work.
Your peak energy levels are then when you are at home. uninterrupted, you can work on your projects for a least 2-3 hours before work and still have free time.
Your low productivity is on your employers time (after your lunchtime 'supper').
If you do this you'll get so much done you can enjoy your weekends guilt-free.
Re:productivity (Score:2)
I like that solution. It seems though if you are too unproductive at work you will find yourself out of job and with no money for your hobby. There is a reason why they call it vocation not vacation.
Re: Saturday (Score:0)
I am more productive on the weekend. I get mores sleep those two days than the rest of the week combined. Oh wait, I thought you meant productive for me not the gold bricking boss.
Re:Saturday (Score:2)
My weekends are counter-productive, I start out with a list of things I should get done but end up tinkering, playing, partying, chilling or whatever else I fancy instead. Nothing gets stricken and usually the list grows to include cleaning up and shaping up after the weekend. In fact, most things that produce a tangible output are chores I need to do for housekeeping, maintenance or other general upkeep of my belongings or person. Quite often I look back and think "sigh, I didn't get anything done this weekend" but in the moment doing nothing is quite alright.
Not Thursdays... (Score:5, Funny)
I never could quite get the hang of Thursdays...
Re:Not Thursdays... (Score:2)
Re:Not Thursdays... (Score:0)
Seems Slashdot Beta was made on a Thursday.
Missing option (Score:0)
I am amazingly productive the day before I go on vacation.
Re-productive (Score:1)
I started to answer what day I am most reproductive, but realized this is /. and such a question wouldn't appear here.
Re:Re-productive (Score:2)
I started to answer what day I am most reproductive, but realized this is /. and such a question wouldn't appear here.
Tuesdays. That's when all of Monday's hangover muddled work gets done over again.
Re:Re-productive (Score:2)
Yeah, that would be none of above.
Working from home (Score:0)
Only when I work from home.
Only 1 day per year... (Score:0)
...And that would be February 31st
Thursday (Score:0)
Whether it's the power of Thor, the fact I'm a Sagittarius, some freak coincidence that has meetings scheduled at the beginning or end of the week, my sleep patterns finally aligning with the work week by Wednesday night (I stay up late on weekends) or because my favorite day of the week is Thursday, who knows? All I do know is that on Thursday everything just seems to come together for once and I get things done.
Right before I have to leave (Score:4, Interesting)
Seriously. Its frustrating. I try to not work too late cause I want to see my kids before bedtime but right around 4PM is when I get this big rush of energy. It was great in college and when I was single but now it just creates conflict in my life. So I'm stuck between wanting to stay and work or head out the door.
Re:Right before I have to leave (Score:2)
Unless you have a stake in the company you feel will pay off handsomely, then head out the door.
You family changes, and kids leave. Enjoy the short time you have.
Or, don't see you kids and make some company that doesn't care about you more money, and cry when Cat's in the Cradle plays on the radio. whatevs.
Wednesday (Score:-1)
I have the biggest shit on Wednesdays (that's my weigh in day)
Fuck (Score:-1)
Fuck balls shit ass dick cunt.
Re: Fuck (Score:1)
I take it Fridays aren't your most productive day....
My most productive days... (Score:1)
Friday?! (Score:1)
For me, its Friday...without a doubt. I teach at a college. On Fridays:
1. Students are out the door as soon as they finish classes. This results in Friday being the quietest day in my building as well as the least busy day for student consultations.
2. Many of my coworkers who have arranged a 4-day-work-week schedule are out (so less "problems" that I'm needed to fix or just less chit-chat)
3. I'm motivated. Its the last day to get things done before the weekend. I try to have everything wrapped up for the weekend so I can spend it with my family without a lot of work obligations on my mind.
Sundays (Score:0)
I enjoy pissing off the cross kissers.
Any (Score:0)
Which day of the week it is does not affect my productivity. Although there may be a few days where I have a bit less time and therefore I can get less work done.
Interesting (Score:2)
Re:Interesting (Score:2)
Re:Interesting (Score:1)
Procrastination.
Re:Interesting (Score:0)
And that's not even counting all those who want to pick "Tomorrow" but haven't gotten around to it yet...
Fridays (Score:2)
Because I can't sleep when I had too much coffee I sort of muddle on on most days. However on Saturday I can sleep in so falling asleep late on Friday isn't a problem. Thus on Fridays I can drink more coffee and there is so much that just becomes clear once I have enough coffee to really wake up. In effect I get about three times as much done on Friday.
If I were to have the wednesday off I could add another day of triple productivity. However I think my boss would interpret such a request quite differently.
Re:Fridays (Score:2)
You need to stop using caffeine if it's really impacting your life that much.
Re:Fridays (Score:2)
Tried that, went for a year without caffeine. However, one difficult deadline means I fell back to caffeine.
It didn't work any better than with caffeine so I stopped trying.
Productive for whom? (Score:1)
I'm WAY more productive if I don't have to spend a bunch of time doing stuff for my employer! :-O
Two weeks... (Score:0)
My standard response to all routine requests...
Two weeks before I have time to look into your request...
Sunday (Score:1)
vocabulary lesson (Score:2)
Re:vocabulary lesson (Score:2)
is there word for next week?
Re-poll? (Score:1)
http://www.politics.slashdot.o... [slashdot.org]
Sunday night for me. :) (Score:0)
It's because it's my monday and it's my only 12hr shift for the week. Everything else is 8hrs.
Easily Friday (Score:1)
Well.... (Score:0)
I'm pretty good at drinking beer, day of the week is not an issue.
Tuesday, according to FishEye (Score:2)
I guess most people are just guessing their productivity. However I could look it up in FishEye, which tells me my number of commits per day and hour. Wednesday wins, as does 15:00h. Monday on the other hand is my least productive day.... But I do not really hate mondays...
Wednesday, because Science (Score:1)
Any day I am not exposed to the horrible /. beta (Score:0)
Argh, new computer today and this &%Â#&#%Â&#Â& useless beta turned up by default. BETA MUST DIE!!!!
It depends on what day the last minute is on,... (Score:1)
because that's when I get everything done.
Hardcore band Belgian Asociality says thus... (Score:1)
there's no reason to exist tomorrow
Free translation from Flemish song "morregen" (="morgen" in slang) - Belgian Asociality