Though, honestly, wouldn’t this draw a few odd looks at the office?
I predict that you’d have one person camped out there at all hours, refusing to acknowledge any else’s time slots, another person whose lack of hygiene would require the pod to be sanitized before anyone else will get near it, another person who booby-traps it for giggles, and another who slaps the dome every time they walk by. Come on…office politics can ruin any good idea.
It does raise a question though–yes, one I can apply to writing, so it counts for this blog.
What helps you be more productive? Is there some ritual, habit or otherwise that you use to keep your mind fresh and working? Is it a midday nap? A particular snack? Working out? Sealing yourself in a padded room?
For me, simply getting up every so often and walking around keeps me alert. If I sit in a chair, staring straight ahead for too long, the eyes start blurring and words start coming slower. Moving around gets the blood flowing. I tend to mull over stuff as I pace, and a few distracting activities, like getting a drink or checking the mail, gets done during these periodic breaks so they don’t interfere with the writing sessions that follow.
But would a pod like this actually help at work? Why not let people bring in yoga mats, and then hand hand out graham crackers and milk before turning out the lights for half an hour? We now need an $8,000 chair to nap? Something that kindergartners do without even trying?
What’s your refreshing writing tip? Share your secret.
I see that smile.
i would love one of those at work!
i cannot work or write without music… i have everything from metallica to bach on my laptop & i just put in my earphones and hit “random play”…
You would just have to hope that, when you went in for your quarterly performance review that your manager didn’t conduct the whole thing while sitting under one of these.
Bad sign.