Comments on: How to Be a Workaholic Without Being a Jerk

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By: Wanted: One Mobile Device, for a 24/7 Life

Wanted: One Mobile Device, for a 24/7 Life — Sat, 16 May 2009 13:01:46 +0000

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By: Scott Mahler-Datex Media

Scott Mahler-Datex Media — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:51:35 +0000

I was so guilty of many of these that I had to rent office space. I wanted to make a clear distinction between work and family, but I have to admit that having the ability to work via mobile devices has made it difficult to stick to that. I eventually got two cell phones so that I could distinguish between work related calls and personal ones. When I’m in the office, I screen my personaly calls, and vice-versa. While this has helped the situation, I still fall prey to many of the things you’ve discussed.

By: psinha

psinha — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:45:29 +0000

Fully agree. I especially like and practice#1 and #3 (keeping separate persona and being clear about communication preferences). And finally, reserve some time during the day when what-you-like-to-do gets precedence over what-you-have-to-do.

By: Sandra Miley

Sandra Miley — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:33:58 +0000

So true, karmic payback is coming to us all until we figure out how to integrate new technological paradigms into our daily work/life balance and reset expectations about what it means to have a corporate job. It will happen though. And within the next 2-5 years will be the norm as companies reach out to where the talent is vs. where they are headquartered. – S

By: fthead9

fthead9 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:30:16 +0000

Hey Oren, thanks for pointing out Toktumi, http://www.toktumi.com. I just signed up with them. I love the ability to add a business number to my cell so I don’t have to carry around two phones or worry that a biz contact will get my personal voice mail message. We’re a local business but I added the free 800 number, figure it can’t hurt to offer it and hey it’s free so why not. So far so good, yeah for workaholics ;)

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How To Be a Workaholic and Not Be Hated For It | KillerBlog — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:07:28 +0000

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By: theoriginal.wahd

theoriginal.wahd — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:37:56 +0000

I actually think that’s one advantage to the “digital workaholic” age, if you will — you can spread yourself pretty thickly if you know what you’re doing. I wear a number of hats as a manager, freelance writer, and stay at home dad (not to mention cat and dog owner) so many is the day when my workstation is complete chaos, but hiding behind a LinkedIn profile or a iPhone text helps keep my business relationships professional and my personal relationships honest. I keep the two spheres as separate as possible. I even email co-workers with my personal email address if it’s a non-work-related matter, and my advanced 800 through gotvmail.com handles ALL biz calls while my local handles all personal. But both of these examples are fairly easy to manage — because of the internet, because of gmail, etc. Sometimes I feel like a juggler, but I rarely see a ball hit the ground.

By: Oren Michels

Oren Michels — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 23:34:10 +0000

For item #2, you might want to check out a new offering from my friend Peter Sisson’s company Toktumi – it is essentially the best parts of Grand Central mixed with the best parts of Wildfire. If you upload your contacts, you can set rules that certain contacts get through, but others go to voicemail (or that it prompts you to find out if you want to answer it). And you can change those rules over the course of the day.

By: DR

DR — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:33:27 +0000

My pet peeve is a group of friends having dinner with half of them taking photos of their food and updating their statuses, or uploading their food pictures to Facebook….. You are in a REAL social situation, why do you feel the need to escape back into your online world??