“I recently went to my staircase at Clare College, Cambridge and there were women there! There have been a lot of convincing studies recently about the loss of productivity in the Western male. It may be that entertainment culture now is so engaging that it keeps people satisfied. We didn't have that. Science was much more fun than listening to the radio. When you are 16 or 17 and in that inherently semi-lonely period when you are deciding whether to be an intellectual, many now don't bother.” PeopleMayHas BeensScienceCultureFunLossStudyCollegeListeningPeriodsIntellectualLonelyWesternMalesRadioEntertainmentProductivitySatisfiedBotherEngagingConvincingCambridgeStaircases Author:James D. Watson
“As we got more interested in time management and productivity, we lost the individual, and with that individual loss, we lost happiness as well. So I think the world has actually been malnourished as we've focused so much on productivity and ignored happiness and meaning to our own detriment.” ThinkingWorldWellsIndividualLostLossManagementFocusedProductivityTime ManagementIgnored Author:Shawn Achor
“Cell phones, mobile e-mail, and all the other cool and slick gadgets can cause massive losses in our creative output and overall productivity.” CausesLossCreativePhonesProductivityCellsMassiveMailMobileCell PhoneGadgetsOutputSlick Author:Robin Sharma
“There's something very noble about bringing home a paycheck to provide for oneself and one's family. However, there's so much more to work than just a paycheck. This is unfortunately a very common view which I believe accounts in part for the statistic that approximately 70% of people are disengaged at work. Think about the loss of meaning and productivity and the staggering economic implications of that statistic.” PeopleThinkingBelieveHomeI BelieveLossViewsCommonEconomicAccountsOneselfNobleProductivityImplicationsPaychecksStaggering Author:David Kim
“People generally worry about social networking more than they need to. In kind of consumer internet investing and on social and professional networks, I kind of look at time spending and time efficiency. You know, time saving sites. So on time spending sites, things where you play lots of games or that sort of thing, you might worry about a productivity loss if people are spending a lot of time doing that. So if there's a lot of kind of addictive gaming going on during work hours, that won't be as helpful to you.” PeopleIfsKnowsNeedsLooksKindPlayMightGamesSocialHoursLossWorryInternetInvestingSpendingProductivitySavingConsumersHelpfulEfficiencySiteNetworkingSocial NetworkingSocial NetworkGaming Author:Reid Hoffman
“One of the biggest concerns about going out beyond lower Earth orbit is the radiation. We find that exercise seems to counteract a lot of the negative effects of space flight, like bone loss and muscle atrophy and cardiovascular systems issues. We exercise two hours a day on the station, which is a huge hit out of your day. It's great for staying in shape, but you know, it cuts into the productivity of the crew and if you look at how expensive it is to get a crew into space, if we can keep them healthy and have them exercise, but spend less time doing it, we can get more done.” DoneEarthHoursLossCuttingExerciseHealthyConcernNegativeBonesProductivityFlight Author:Leroy Chiao
“You don't have a very motivated working class, it starts to affect the dynamics of the economy. If workers are disenchanted and disenfranchised, productivity losses will go along with that.” IfsLossClassEconomyWorkersProductivityMotivatedWorking ClassDynamicsDisenfranchisedDisenchanted Author:James Sinegal