...as I've stated in my post, if you're capable of spending a lot of time on "truth seeking" & esoteric "personal developments", and still achieve your goals on-time, on-target, and on-budget, then by all means, go right ahead.Rock wrote: Could not disagree more. If this forum was that narrow, it would become quite dry, boring, and one dimensional. It may be called HA but as per the personality and thinking of the owner, but its also very much about truth seeking and personal development in a much broader context. Some might say its also an extension of Winston and his personal Google service, lol.
However, if these activities are distracting you from reaching your objectives, causing months or even years in delay, then you have a problem. You can liberate yourself from the clock of an 8-5 job, but you cannot liberate yourself from the clock of aging.
I work at an internet business company where the developers arrive at 10am-11am in the morning, take 2 hour lunches, takes off at random times to buy hippie tea, then engage in nerf gun battles after 4pm. As the PM with very little authority, my job is to go with the team on their 2 hour lunches, then suggest restaurants that are closer to the company that serves better food, then suggest that we go either before or after the lunch crowd. My objective is reached when I reduce the 2 hour lunches to 1.5 hours (or less).Rock wrote: Dude, this movement is not just about 'objectives'. It also entails personal growth. You've been in the office a bit too long old boy.
I have nothing against "lunch", "restaurant", or "2 hour lunches". But when projects are delayed by months and I'm only getting 4 hours of work per day out of these guys, I push for 1.5 hour lunches and improve productivity by 30 minuets per person per day, which adds up to # of developers * 30 minuets = x work hours/day. Then I push to reduce hour-long meetings down to 15 minuet stand-ups. Then I push for "no nerf battles before 4:30 PM" in the office. If they want hippie tea, I will go buy it for them. This is what I do.
Last I checked, "happier abroad" means to visit, travel, work, and live abroad. It doesn't mean to stay home, blab online, and be unhappy. No amount photos, videos, books, or descriptions of the Eiffel Tower will ever be superior to you standing under it in-person and looking up, then going for a stroll on the banks of the river Seine with a pretty girl in your arms. I'm of the opinion that the best form of personal growth is direct experience, and the best way to get it is to go out and see the world.