Slack Off, Work Smarter!
Filed in: Interesting — March 18th, 2006
If you boss caught your slacking in office, tell him or her to read this article “Be smarter at work, slack off“. 
…But it’s really, really hard, if not impossible, for the human brain to come up with fresh new ideas when its owner is overworked, overtired, and stressed out. And in today’s wonderful world of nonstop work, 40% of American adults get less than seven hours of sleep on weeknights.
“The physiological effects of tiredness are well-known. You can turn a smart person into an idiot just by overworking him,” notes Peter Capelli, a professor of management at Wharton.
[Read CNN Money]
This guy works for Google
A very good example for world class company that encourage their employees to “slack off” is Google. They looks so relax in the office! Watch Google Recruiting Video.
My two cents
Well, I think the “slack off” trick only works in creative companies, where employees contribute their brain powers.
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March 18th, 2006 at 1:06 pm
It is impossible happend to chinese company @@
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