The dilemma I've struggled with in the past is that it feels like a choice between me and my team. Health issues have helped me realise that if I keep choosing the team, I lose. It can be difficult to break that habit.
it's a dilemma for sure. You cannot always choose what you want to do, as your actions always impact others.
I don't mind meetings and working with other people, I simply wish it could be structured differently. I don't think we should accept that constantly interrupting others is normal.
Can totally relate! I think this problem you described of context switching taking a much greater toll than the interruption would take in isolation is experienced by a lot of us. That's why we hate meetings! I think managers whose working day consists entirely of meetings don't get it. For them, a day is basically eight sequential slots, each of which can be filled with a meeting. But for us, an hour long meeting starting at 10am basically kills the whole morning, productivity wise.
"But for us, an hour long meeting starting at 10am basically kills the whole morning, productivity wise." Exactly this 🫠
Starting deep work (programming, testing, whatever it is) requires mental energy and it just feels awful to start working for 15 mins and then to drop what you're doing for yet another shitty meeting.
I relate to what you're saying, big time.
The dilemma I've struggled with in the past is that it feels like a choice between me and my team. Health issues have helped me realise that if I keep choosing the team, I lose. It can be difficult to break that habit.
But not impossible :)
it's a dilemma for sure. You cannot always choose what you want to do, as your actions always impact others.
I don't mind meetings and working with other people, I simply wish it could be structured differently. I don't think we should accept that constantly interrupting others is normal.
Can totally relate! I think this problem you described of context switching taking a much greater toll than the interruption would take in isolation is experienced by a lot of us. That's why we hate meetings! I think managers whose working day consists entirely of meetings don't get it. For them, a day is basically eight sequential slots, each of which can be filled with a meeting. But for us, an hour long meeting starting at 10am basically kills the whole morning, productivity wise.
"But for us, an hour long meeting starting at 10am basically kills the whole morning, productivity wise." Exactly this 🫠
Starting deep work (programming, testing, whatever it is) requires mental energy and it just feels awful to start working for 15 mins and then to drop what you're doing for yet another shitty meeting.