Discussion Forum > Correlation of TM Tinkering to Type of Work
Here are the poll results (almost 6 months later! sorry about that)
http://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/1PIpAPj0WtuXSunEEnZPA_2BngCtTA_2FAqZMM2FxgYBh0A_3D
http://www.surveymonkey.com/analyze/1PIpAPj0WtuXSunEEnZPA_2BngCtTA_2FAqZMM2FxgYBh0A_3D
September 12, 2014 at 21:58 |
Seraphim
Seraphim
Hi Seraphim
I'm a dyed in the wool natural tinkerer with almost everything. But once I feel that I've got something working to my satisfaction, I stop and start tinkering with something else. LOL! Obsessive tinkering can be a lot of fun but it can also be a PITA. Some people think it's being perfectionistic. I think it's more about enjoying a challenge.
I'm a dyed in the wool natural tinkerer with almost everything. But once I feel that I've got something working to my satisfaction, I stop and start tinkering with something else. LOL! Obsessive tinkering can be a lot of fun but it can also be a PITA. Some people think it's being perfectionistic. I think it's more about enjoying a challenge.
September 13, 2014 at 2:42 |
learning as I go
learning as I go
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September 15, 2014 at 0:00 |
Cricket
Cricket
Here is a summary of the results:
http://www.dropbox.com/s/3chlg583d5281iq/Survey%20Monkey%20-%20Do%20you%20frequently%20try%20new%20time%20mgmt%20techniques.pdf?dl=0
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September 15, 2014 at 22:39 |
Seraphim
Seraphim
These are the main differences I noticed between the people who answered YES and the people who answered NO to the following question:
QUESTION = Do you frequently try new time management techniques and methods:
YES -- NO --
30% -- 50% -- in job involving operations / keep the business running
45% -- 25% -- in job involving Process Improvement
45% -- 25% -- in job involving "people work"
Only 4 people answered NO, and 29 answered YES, and they are all readers of this site, so it's definitely not a scientific survey. :-)
QUESTION = Do you frequently try new time management techniques and methods:
YES -- NO --
30% -- 50% -- in job involving operations / keep the business running
45% -- 25% -- in job involving Process Improvement
45% -- 25% -- in job involving "people work"
Only 4 people answered NO, and 29 answered YES, and they are all readers of this site, so it's definitely not a scientific survey. :-)
September 15, 2014 at 22:52 |
Seraphim
Seraphim
Seraphim et al:
This raises an interesting question.
I see myself as the equivalent in the time management world of someone who designs new car engines in the automotive world.
Someone who designs new car engines thinks, breathes and lives possible new developments in car engines.
However the person who is just an ordinary car driver would be acting rather oddly if they were to keep taking their car engine out and redesigning it every few weeks or months. They'd leave it for several years before they decided it was time to buy a new car and take advantage of advances in engine design. But apart from that they would just get on with driving their car, and if it wasn't quite as fast as they'd like, then so what?
This raises an interesting question.
I see myself as the equivalent in the time management world of someone who designs new car engines in the automotive world.
Someone who designs new car engines thinks, breathes and lives possible new developments in car engines.
However the person who is just an ordinary car driver would be acting rather oddly if they were to keep taking their car engine out and redesigning it every few weeks or months. They'd leave it for several years before they decided it was time to buy a new car and take advantage of advances in engine design. But apart from that they would just get on with driving their car, and if it wasn't quite as fast as they'd like, then so what?
September 16, 2014 at 15:03 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
Let's take a poll: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PQ8MTJZ
(Originally started on this thread: http://markforster.squarespace.com/forum/post/2320870#post2321043 )