Comments on: Don’t Forget to Goof Off Occasionally

By: sem

sem — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:19 +0000

Everybody needs to take a break here and there. Myself being a sports buff, I often find myself perusing Espn and Sports Illustrated.

By: remote desktop software

remote desktop software — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:45:54 +0000

Working from home, I schedule my work in 3 2.5-3 hour blocks. As long as I get that much work done, I can do it with as much or as little goofing off as I need.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:24:27 +0000

In life there should be time for everything even for goofing :)

By: Dwayne Phillips

Dwayne Phillips — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:40:57 +0000

We all need recreation. Note that word re-creation. I rest now and then. Sometimes with my eyes closed, sometimes with them open.

My wife asks me, "are you doing anything right now?"

Sometimes my answer is, "Yes, I am resting."

Resting is a legitimate activity. Do it.

By: Shanky Baba

Shanky Baba — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:19:24 +0000

Yo…. goofing around is what keeping me alive and healthy… and probably thats what am doing right now :-)…

By: ecnk

ecnk — Fri, 29 May 2009 11:31:52 +0000

amazing….

By: Regain Balance and Avoid Burnout

Regain Balance and Avoid Burnout — Thu, 28 May 2009 23:01:17 +0000

[...] day from bosses or clients, but everyone needs some “me time.” Spend time with family, goof off, visit a gallery, play a game — whatever makes you [...]

By: JR Moreau

JR Moreau — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:20:23 +0000

Obscene jokes with co-workers, idle phone conversation, walks, coffee breaks… im surprised I get any work done at all.

By: Tony Wright

Tony Wright — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:03:19 +0000

You can’t talk about healthy goofin’ off without looking at this study:

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/02/1937229

“People who do surf the internet for fun at work — within a reasonable limit of less than 20 per cent of their total time in the office — are more productive by about nine per cent than those who don’t…”

Which makes the business who block recreational parts of the internet look pretty silly.