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MartinCron on Jan 14, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Rise of the New Groupthink

I am most productive when I have a problem to solve and I can immerse myself in it for hours every day, days at a time, without interruption.

That's what's most productive for you, but it might not be what's best for the organization as a whole.

godDLL on Jan 15, 2012 [–]

Would you care to giv an example of how that works? I'm having a hard time visualizing such a scenario (unless your department's job is to stall).

MartinCron on Jan 17, 2012 | [–]

Simple example. It may disrupt my flow to help my colleagues solve problems, but it may save them hours of time if I say "oh, I already did that here..."

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