I agree and empathize with this completely. There's a lot of pressure to be online 24/7, always cranking, always building, always increasing 'productivity.'
But part of business (and the advantage for so many successful companies) is creative thinking and the ability to see an opportunity that others don't. Stepping back and 'turning off' is critical to the creative thinking process: it's the 'incubation' stage that leads to 'illumination' or the Aha-moment: http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/11/how-to-think-creativel...
So next time you feel like a slacker for having a beer with friends, know that you might actually be on the verge of a breakthrough.
mth Sense, 9GAG, and Delight.io have been added. There of course are a lot more, but as batchmates ourselves, we're waiting for them to launch on stage rather than blow their big moment.
You have a really stellar list--let's collaborate and update each throughout the day. Should be exciting...
We double checked with the Dept. of Insurance in Alabama. Long story short: If the agency were rewarding brand advocates for actual sales of insurance policies, that's a no go. But, as long as the agency is paying a reward to the brand advocate for lead contact information only, then it is under the category of marketing and in the clear.
Thanks for bringing it up. This is helpful info for the future.
But part of business (and the advantage for so many successful companies) is creative thinking and the ability to see an opportunity that others don't. Stepping back and 'turning off' is critical to the creative thinking process: it's the 'incubation' stage that leads to 'illumination' or the Aha-moment: http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2011/11/how-to-think-creativel...
So next time you feel like a slacker for having a beer with friends, know that you might actually be on the verge of a breakthrough.