Comments on: Changing Your Perspective About Work: The 2-Hour Work Day http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/ Erica Douglass, "temporarily retired" after selling a successful business at age 26, writes thought-provoking blog entries challenging you to change your life and daring you to become more successful. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:41:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ericabiz http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1196 ericabiz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 02:24:05 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1196 Hi Michael, After a few days of doing a 2-hour work day, I definitely agree with you! -Erica Hi Michael,

After a few days of doing a 2-hour work day, I definitely agree with you!

-Erica

]]> By: Michael Henreckson http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1189 Michael Henreckson Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:08:36 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1189 It definitely makes sense to limit yourself to a smaller amount of time to get things done. I find that I'm always more productive when I have tight deadlines. It forces you to make choices and stay away from procrastination. I can't productively do mental work for long stretches at a time. Physical work is a different story. You might as well cram it all into one short period and stop feeling guilty when you quit working. It definitely makes sense to limit yourself to a smaller amount of time to get things done. I find that I’m always more productive when I have tight deadlines. It forces you to make choices and stay away from procrastination. I can’t productively do mental work for long stretches at a time. Physical work is a different story. You might as well cram it all into one short period and stop feeling guilty when you quit working.

]]> By: ericabiz http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1195 ericabiz Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:55:45 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1195 Great comments, all of you! To Hung: You've inspired me to keep a log of exactly what I outsource and how much it costs to do so. This should help anyone who is struggling with the money issue. Dale: Exactly. Great comment. This is what I am hoping to get out of it...delineate actual work from mindless surfing. Great comments, all of you! To Hung: You’ve inspired me to keep a log of exactly what I outsource and how much it costs to do so. This should help anyone who is struggling with the money issue.

Dale: Exactly. Great comment. This is what I am hoping to get out of it…delineate actual work from mindless surfing.

]]> By: Hung http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Hung Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:20:51 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1188 I agree with you, Dale. Emailing takes me one hour or more already everyday. When you are a business owner, anything can go through your hand, I believe Erica can know that clearly. So, working 2 or 4 hours a day, is it another version of Mission Impossible? :) I agree with you, Dale. Emailing takes me one hour or more already everyday. When you are a business owner, anything can go through your hand, I believe Erica can know that clearly. So, working 2 or 4 hours a day, is it another version of Mission Impossible? :)

]]> By: Dale http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1193 Dale Sat, 14 Jun 2008 12:25:19 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1193 If I shorten my workday it would force me to focus on what is important and stop wasting time with blogs, email, web surfing. It would force me to acknowledge that almost all of the time I spend reading should be considered leisure time or just pure procrastination. It would also force me to plan my workday rather than just jumping in and allowing interruptions to dictate what gets done. For anyone who thinks this is an interesting idea, but can't try it at work, remember that the power of this idea is that a shortened day would force you to plan, focus and increase your productivity. Try preventing like the first 2.5 hr of your workday is your entire workday and see how much you get done in that 2.5 hours if you plan and focus. What could you do with the rest of your day? Do whatever you normally do to procrastinate. If I shorten my workday it would force me to focus on what is important and stop wasting time with blogs, email, web surfing. It would force me to acknowledge that almost all of the time I spend reading should be considered leisure time or just pure procrastination. It would also force me to plan my workday rather than just jumping in and allowing interruptions to dictate what gets done.

For anyone who thinks this is an interesting idea, but can’t try it at work, remember that the power of this idea is that a shortened day would force you to plan, focus and increase your productivity. Try preventing like the first 2.5 hr of your workday is your entire workday and see how much you get done in that 2.5 hours if you plan and focus. What could you do with the rest of your day? Do whatever you normally do to procrastinate.

]]> By: Hung http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1194 Hung Sat, 14 Jun 2008 08:16:23 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1194 Yes, I like the idea. However, as you mentioned above: "Outsource everything else". For doing that, you will need to have money for it. I am on the same boat as you before, owning my company, working likes crazy and still cash-poor. Then I could not hire more staff or outsourcing, cause it requires money. Then back to question: how to outsource your work? And how to manage the outsourcing work. Not very easy as your post, right? :) Yes, I like the idea. However, as you mentioned above: “Outsource everything else”. For doing that, you will need to have money for it. I am on the same boat as you before, owning my company, working likes crazy and still cash-poor. Then I could not hire more staff or outsourcing, cause it requires money. Then back to question: how to outsource your work? And how to manage the outsourcing work. Not very easy as your post, right? :)

]]> By: Ron@TheWisdomJournal http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Ron@TheWisdomJournal Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:52:24 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1190 If you can get done what you need to get done...why not? I just wish more companies thought like that! Of course they would then say, work 10 hours and just imagine what you would get done...but it really doesn't work that way, does it? :) If you can get done what you need to get done…why not? I just wish more companies thought like that! Of course they would then say, work 10 hours and just imagine what you would get done…but it really doesn’t work that way, does it? :)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Michelle Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:14:10 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1199 I'm inspired. I just can't quit the day job yet. I’m inspired. I just can’t quit the day job yet.

]]> By: Jim http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Jim Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:13:53 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1198 All about quality, not quantity. Really need to keep from burning out. All about quality, not quantity. Really need to keep from burning out.

]]> By: Justin http://www.erica.biz/2008/changing-your-perspective-about-work-the-2-hour-work-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Justin Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:56:48 +0000 http://www.erica.biz/?p=268#comment-1197 Josh: I've read that book also. Great concepts in it for sure. Josh: I’ve read that book also. Great concepts in it for sure.

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