FOR Asad Yawar (AlexYawar)
Is the Internet killing the Protestant work ethic?
The World Wide Waste?
The Internet is viewed differently by each worker. It depends upon the individual really – whether she uses it for just playing, whiling away the time for chatting, trying to win games, or enjoying some shows.
There are others, however, who make use of the Internet in the most positive way, looking for ways to improve themselves. In between heavy writing tasks, they would take time to shift attention by reading publications, reacting to them, or developing their own blogs. I refer to this group that lately got media attention. In cyberspeak, they are referred to as bloggers that media now considers as possible source for news, opinions, and ideas.
These kinds usually are into many sites - of critical thinking organizations, of language experts, and of several writers’ groups and news organizations. They are there to read ideas, react, and contribute their share sometimes by writing. They do this as diversion. And in doing so, would they be considered wasting time?
In the long run, they can contribute to the organization just by developing their thinking. As such, they will have earned their salaries in a more profound and lasting manner as they use their minds in speaking at meetings, in writing for publications, in research, in proposing for changes, in reaching out to policy makers, and many more. The trick is in being able to set a balance so that work itself does not become the diversion while navigating the Internet becomes the rule.
The truth is, we do not measure productivity by constantly making sure that workers pound directly on the product. It is best that they take time to calibrate their mind, which is the necessary tool for thinking.
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