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The 40-hour Workweek I never know how to answer this question because I don't punch a clock and never know what to count as "work." Does time spent surfing other sites count as work? Does playing a new game count as work? Does thinking about story ideas in the shower count? In most jobs I would say "no," but for a humor website where ideas and inspiration are important, I probably should. I mention those fun activities when answering for a couple reasons. One is to rationalize to myself that surfing aimlessly and playing games are productive. The other is the guilty pleasure of showing how cool my job can be even though I make half as much as the person asking. Working for yourself has to have its rewards, right? At this point they usually prod me with, "Do you put in forty hours a week?" I usually answer "Yeah, at least," just to be safe. I don't want them to think that I'm a slacker. Though in the back of my mind I wonder if I am. How much time do I really spend working? I've never tracked it. I know I spend a lot of time at the computer, but do I spend forty hours a week working? Fifty? Sixty? As well as the work I do on BBspot, I've been doing data entry on the side for more than ten years, but never kept track of how long it takes me. With all this combined, I must put in a real workweek like everybody else, don't I? I hope so, because I spend at least a weekend a month down in the basement typing away. With my new focus on productivity, I hope to be able to answer that question more accurately. The scheduling allows me to track my workweek closely. So far in the first few days of tracking, my standard reply of "at least forty hours" seems legitimate. In fact, I'm probably underestimating by a large margin and that's not counting the time spent thinking in the shower. I never realized how much work I have running this site. I hope, by being more efficient, I can get more done in less time. I hope I can spend fewer hours on the weekend working, but it won't make less work. In fact, in trying to be more efficient and productive I'm making more work for myself. I'm slotting in time for tasks I should've been doing, but never did at least not consistently. Nobody should feel bad for me and I doubt they do. It is a good job no matter how much work it is. I love what I'm doing. But, everyone with real jobs can relax. I'm not beating the system here. I might have more flexibility and no boss looking over my shoulder, but I don't get paid for thinking in the shower, or for reading a BBlog entry at work like you are right now. I'm not sure how much time I put in working in a week yet, but ask me that question in a month and I'll be able to tell you. Filed under Musings by Brian - Wed Aug 23, 2006 @ 12:00 AM (Permalink - Discuss) |
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