Dan Ariely: What makes us feel good about our work? (video)
It might seem ironic and a total opposite of the nature of things but I am the type of person who needs as much distraction as possible to get me more focused and interested. You could say I am a multi-tasker, have a very short attention span or that I am totally crazy and you might even be right. As a simple example, I need to either be listening and singing to music or just listening and reacting to speeches to keep me able and wanting to continue doing tasks for my multiple clients. (ofcourse this does not apply if my tasks require me to be on the phone and literally talking to another person for very obvious auditory reasons…) So you can imagine my internet browser open with both work-related (Gmail, Zoho, etc) and non-work related sites (ted.com, live365.com, etc) on a daily basis – both of which I just could not live without if I were to remain sane and functioning properly. Unlike other people who want to view videos or listen to songs without really putt...