Bandwidth

More often than not, I find myself drifting from work tasks in front of me. It's not that my tasks are insurmountable or boring, I'm just out of bandwidth to do them.

Electronic distractions and methodologies have come a long way. Once upon a time, when email was new, there wasn't much of it and there sure wasn't any SPAM. At least, not much. Somewhere along the way, it got popular and now it's here to stay.

Why use email so extensively?

For me, its the paper trail.

I can't too often remember my own name, let alone what someone said 3 days ago about a particular subject. Granted, I can remember certain technical details with amazing total recall abilities. These powers are limited and do not extend to the boring and/or mundane trivia.

Coming back around, all this email requires more bandwidth. Requests have become more complex and require more thought, less time to react and far more accuracy than ever. Simple lists are quickly being replaced by ever-complex and context aware plans and gannt charts. People who used to just 'do their job' now are full blown project managers.

Do we get paid enough? Appreciated enough? Given enough time to accomplish tasks? Empowered?

Hard to say.

Whatever the case may be, I'm wasting time (effectively) writing this blog. That and I'm tired enough to take a nap. A long nap in the sun.

Gregsta'