Gina Trapani at Smarterware reports an essay by Paul Graham on different times perception between Maker’s Schedule and Manager’s Schedule, giving some suggestions on how to manage this differences (full article from Gina at http://smarterware.org/2548/why-the-managers-schedule-blows-creative-productivity and at http://lifehacker.com/5325582/why-the-managers-schedule-blows-creative-productivity and original essay at http://www.paulgraham.com/makersschedule.html).
Paul says that “One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they’re on a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them more.”
My personal feeling is that there’s a deep truth in this words, because the perception of time management when doing things (not only) when programming is really different than when trying to manage things.
But I think that more than a problem within managers and makers is a generalized issue linked to people leak of abitude in managing due dates and deadlines.
If someone knows the meaning and importance of a due date, thinks twice before making an “immediate” meeting or asking someone to have a coffee, if he (or she) knows that the other is approaching this deadline.
This post as a comment at http://smarterware.org/2548/why-the-managers-schedule-blows-creative-productivity and at http://lifehacker.com/5325582/why-the-managers-schedule-blows-creative-productivity
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