Name: Why work doesn't happen at work
Uploaded: 2010-11-24T15:43:00Z
Duration: 15 min 4 s
Description: Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. He calls out the two main offenders (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make the workplace actually work.

Jason Fried has a radical theory of working: that the office isn't a good place to do it. He calls out the two main offenders (call them the M&Ms) and offers three suggestions to make the workplace actually work.

Why work doesn't happen at work

Despite elaborate offices and high-tech tools, people rarely name the office as the place where real work gets done. Most prefer quiet corners, early mornings, or even commutes to tackle meaningful tasks. Endless meetings and interruptions from managers break focus, leaving workers with only small fragments of productive time. Like sleep, creative work needs long, uninterrupted stretches, not constant disruption.