Working from Home
I spent the better part of this weekend working from home. It is amazing what technology will allow us to do, but we can also allow it to enslave us if we are not careful. Between my Blackberry and my broadband connection I can be a happy slave to my technology desires and also get some things done at the same time.
It has been an interesting last two months as I have used my new knowledge to integrate Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter into a more efficient package to communicate with my networks and potential clients. I am amazed and frustrated on a weekly basis as I learn new tricks that enable me to do more. While this occurs I also have to spend more time learning how to manage the other technology gadgets that I am using.
Will there ever be an end? How much is enough?
I don’t know these answers yet, but if you stay tuned I will be willing to share what I learn so you can minimize your “dead ends” in the never-ending journey.
Hi Dan, The past few years I work from a home office and can relate to this blog. At first it was a huge challenge to separate homelife attention from work-time. I look forward to your ideas and have a few of my own! Have a great day!
Cara MAndart
February 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm
Dan,
I can totally see where you are coming from. I am a full time virtual worker. My work ranges from handling administrative/office management for solopreneurs and small businesses to facilitating workshops about marketing. Working online via the internet based communication tools has broaden my opportunity to do the work I love in a way that makes sense for me.
And yes, I find that it is very easy to become a slave to technology and very frustrated too as well as very happy. Talk about feeling crazy! In fact, I am freaked out every time I see that someone else has gotten their buttons on their blog and website and all while I haven’t time to do my own yet.
Will that be enough? I’m not sure either. Right now I see that in this age to come we will need this type of technology as more and more people become knowledge workers and I think less likely to want to work in the traditional corporate way. The new generation is already thinking in a totally different way about what constitutes real work. Working on a beach in the Carribean is real to them while I have had to fight for my right to seem real while working remotely.
The only thing that really freightens me is this: if we now have this technology mainstream what is the military working on underground? Think the movie Eagle Eye. That really makes me think.
Lori
Lori Johnson
March 15, 2009 at 11:39 pm