Comments on: Doing Less http://www.productivity501.com/doing-less-2/144/ Pieces of the productivity puzzle. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:02:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bill James-Wallace http://www.productivity501.com/doing-less-2/144/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Bill James-Wallace Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:18:48 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=144#comment-1867 True, 'lazy' was his term. Though I'm not sure you could call them highly efficient. I think there are a lot of instances where we should be asking "what would happen ...?" True, ‘lazy’ was his term. Though I’m not sure you could call them highly efficient. I think there are a lot of instances where we should be asking “what would happen …?”

]]> By: Mark Shead http://www.productivity501.com/doing-less-2/144/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Mark Shead Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:33:33 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=144#comment-1846 Maybe instead of "lazy" we should call them "highly efficient". There are a lot of things in business (and government) that could be simplified if people would simply ask "what would happen if we just stopped doing this?" Maybe instead of “lazy” we should call them “highly efficient”. There are a lot of things in business (and government) that could be simplified if people would simply ask “what would happen if we just stopped doing this?”

]]> By: Bill James-Wallace http://www.productivity501.com/doing-less-2/144/comment-page-1/#comment-1845 Bill James-Wallace Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:30:40 +0000 http://x.xeric.net/productivity501/?p=144#comment-1845 Hi, I know this is a late comment but I thought it was interesting. A few years ago I worked with a guy who said that every company needs lazy people. They need them because when there are complex tasks to be done, the lazy person finds the path of least resistance. This path often opens up opportunities for streamlining that would never be apparent to the conscientious worker - who always wants to do things correctly. So, we can actually do less if we look at some things (not all) from a laziness perspective. Note: I do not advocate laziness per se! :) Hi, I know this is a late comment but I thought it was interesting.

A few years ago I worked with a guy who said that every company needs lazy people. They need them because when there are complex tasks to be done, the lazy person finds the path of least resistance. This path often opens up opportunities for streamlining that would never be apparent to the conscientious worker – who always wants to do things correctly. So, we can actually do less if we look at some things (not all) from a laziness perspective. Note: I do not advocate laziness per se! :)

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