desk, as well as a few minutes outside, for a change of air, light, and scenery.
Choosing What to Eat
⢠Do you feel you choose your at-work foods wisely?
⢠Do you tend to eat small amounts throughout the day, or just a single lunch at lunchtime?
The Dieticians of Canada Association Suggests
⢠To store at your desk: crackers, dried fruit, canned fruit, juice boxes, rice cakes, cereal, granola bars, instant soups and pastas, peanut butter, canned fish
⢠To store in the lunchroom fridge: bagels, bread, bran muffins, yoghurt, cottage cheese, fresh fruit, raw vegetables, cheese, milk, salad greens
⢠To eat while on the road (after pulling over to a safe place): baby carrots, celery sticks, bagel bits, rice cakes, apples, crackers, pretzels
The 11:00 A.M. Snack
⢠At the very least, try snacking on low-fat yogurt around 11:00 a.m. and see how that affects your hunger an hour later. Most people notice that they feel less ravenous and are then able to choose a better lunch and to eat it less quickly.
Immediacy and Blur: Recognize That There Is Always an Afterwards
⢠Try to avoid getting caught up in the heat of the moment. When a large pizza or cheeseburger seems to be the most desirable choice for lunch, try to avoid succumbing to the temptation and look for better alternatives. All foods have the capacity to make you feel pleasantly full in about 20 minutes, so why not go for something healthier?
⢠If a high-stress situation occurs, remember there will be an âafterwardsâ to that, too. Knee-jerk reactions may not take you exactly where you want to go.
⢠Note your victories over personal blur in a diary. Donât let them die unrecorded.
Driving and Blur
⢠Perform the Outside lane test for yourself. Next time you find yourself in busy highway traffic, look for a unique vehicle that is near you but in a different lane, perhaps a yellow truck or a tour bus, and use it as a marker. Observe which of you gets through the jam first. Odds are good that you, in the outside lane, will win four times out of five.
Pulling Over to Eat
⢠A lot of people resist the desire to pull over somewhere to eat. Their initial reaction is to keep going. Is this you? Why is it so hard to want to stop and eat? Picture yourself enjoying a few minutes of quiet, of privacy of time to yourself as you eat you lunch, even if it is in the driverâs seat of your car. Wouldnât it add more to your day than 15 minutes more of rushing?
Meetings and Blur
Could you influence the timing of meetings or your arrival and departure?
⢠What would this imply?
⢠Who might object?
⢠What might you say to them to sell them on the idea
⢠Who could you ask, e.g., a mentor who has been successful in scheduling well-paced meetings?
1
Friedman, The World Is Flat.
2
Redelmeier, D.A., and Tibshirani, R.J, âWhy Cars in the Next Lane Seem to Go Faster.â Nature , 401, p. 35.
3
Gerba, Charles P., PhD., âFirst in-Office Study Dishes the Dirt on Desks.â Reported in Market Wire , April 15, 2002 http://www.marketwire.com/mw/releasehtmlb1?release_id=40596&category=
4
âThe 10 Most Dangerous Foods to Eat While Driving.â Quoted in Insurance. com http://www.insurance.com/Article.aspx/The_10_Most_Dangerous_Foods_to_Eat_While_Driving/artid/140
5
Schlosser, Julie, âCubicles: The Great Mistake.â Fortune Magazine quoted in CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/magazines/fortune/cubicle_howiwork_fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes
Â
MANY BOOKS TEACH SLOW
THE CHALLENGE: TO GET THROUGH THEM.
A SPEED-READING CLASS?.
CHAPTER 4
WHAT THE SLOW MOVEMENT?
Â
So, does the Slow movement hold the answer to our current and future productivity woes? Is it truly a social force to be reckoned with? Is it a legitimate tactic for refining a personâs ambitions and skills, or is it merely a refuge for those who cannot handle the pace of business?
My
Choosing What to Eat
⢠Do you feel you choose your at-work foods wisely?
⢠Do you tend to eat small amounts throughout the day, or just a single lunch at lunchtime?
The Dieticians of Canada Association Suggests
⢠To store at your desk: crackers, dried fruit, canned fruit, juice boxes, rice cakes, cereal, granola bars, instant soups and pastas, peanut butter, canned fish
⢠To store in the lunchroom fridge: bagels, bread, bran muffins, yoghurt, cottage cheese, fresh fruit, raw vegetables, cheese, milk, salad greens
⢠To eat while on the road (after pulling over to a safe place): baby carrots, celery sticks, bagel bits, rice cakes, apples, crackers, pretzels
The 11:00 A.M. Snack
⢠At the very least, try snacking on low-fat yogurt around 11:00 a.m. and see how that affects your hunger an hour later. Most people notice that they feel less ravenous and are then able to choose a better lunch and to eat it less quickly.
Immediacy and Blur: Recognize That There Is Always an Afterwards
⢠Try to avoid getting caught up in the heat of the moment. When a large pizza or cheeseburger seems to be the most desirable choice for lunch, try to avoid succumbing to the temptation and look for better alternatives. All foods have the capacity to make you feel pleasantly full in about 20 minutes, so why not go for something healthier?
⢠If a high-stress situation occurs, remember there will be an âafterwardsâ to that, too. Knee-jerk reactions may not take you exactly where you want to go.
⢠Note your victories over personal blur in a diary. Donât let them die unrecorded.
Driving and Blur
⢠Perform the Outside lane test for yourself. Next time you find yourself in busy highway traffic, look for a unique vehicle that is near you but in a different lane, perhaps a yellow truck or a tour bus, and use it as a marker. Observe which of you gets through the jam first. Odds are good that you, in the outside lane, will win four times out of five.
Pulling Over to Eat
⢠A lot of people resist the desire to pull over somewhere to eat. Their initial reaction is to keep going. Is this you? Why is it so hard to want to stop and eat? Picture yourself enjoying a few minutes of quiet, of privacy of time to yourself as you eat you lunch, even if it is in the driverâs seat of your car. Wouldnât it add more to your day than 15 minutes more of rushing?
Meetings and Blur
Could you influence the timing of meetings or your arrival and departure?
⢠What would this imply?
⢠Who might object?
⢠What might you say to them to sell them on the idea
⢠Who could you ask, e.g., a mentor who has been successful in scheduling well-paced meetings?
1
Friedman, The World Is Flat.
2
Redelmeier, D.A., and Tibshirani, R.J, âWhy Cars in the Next Lane Seem to Go Faster.â Nature , 401, p. 35.
3
Gerba, Charles P., PhD., âFirst in-Office Study Dishes the Dirt on Desks.â Reported in Market Wire , April 15, 2002 http://www.marketwire.com/mw/releasehtmlb1?release_id=40596&category=
4
âThe 10 Most Dangerous Foods to Eat While Driving.â Quoted in Insurance. com http://www.insurance.com/Article.aspx/The_10_Most_Dangerous_Foods_to_Eat_While_Driving/artid/140
5
Schlosser, Julie, âCubicles: The Great Mistake.â Fortune Magazine quoted in CNN Money http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/magazines/fortune/cubicle_howiwork_fortune/index.htm?cnn=yes
Â
MANY BOOKS TEACH SLOW
THE CHALLENGE: TO GET THROUGH THEM.
A SPEED-READING CLASS?.
CHAPTER 4
WHAT THE SLOW MOVEMENT?
Â
So, does the Slow movement hold the answer to our current and future productivity woes? Is it truly a social force to be reckoned with? Is it a legitimate tactic for refining a personâs ambitions and skills, or is it merely a refuge for those who cannot handle the pace of business?
My
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