Armed&Overclocked
Pulling my weight
i dont know about creativity stalling or not, but i can say that i am more productive at work than i am in my home office.
at work i do have fewer distractions and i stay more tasks focused, where as at home i tend to wander off and start doing non work related items like washing dishes and shit. Though not when there is a lot of work to do, just usually in the slowdown between tasks
That said i am super burnt out on my job, had this occurred a few years ago i dont think i would have been as inclined to let my mind wander. so i may not be the best ruler to provide a benchmark.
Also part of the productivity boost at work is the fact my work laptop is a lot snappier on the lower resolution monitors at work compared to my 4k one at home. Also being directly connected tot he office network vs connected via a VPN makes working in shared network folders a lot easier.
As far as creativity is concerned we have to consider that the work at home structure is still kind of evolving, as work places find new ways of engaging their employees. Many companies have been doing work from home for years and have not had the same issues as those who were forced into it. i know from a costs perspective it is cheaper to have people work from home, even with providing them equipment to do so, than it is for buying or renting the needed office space to accommodate them.
at work i do have fewer distractions and i stay more tasks focused, where as at home i tend to wander off and start doing non work related items like washing dishes and shit. Though not when there is a lot of work to do, just usually in the slowdown between tasks
That said i am super burnt out on my job, had this occurred a few years ago i dont think i would have been as inclined to let my mind wander. so i may not be the best ruler to provide a benchmark.
Also part of the productivity boost at work is the fact my work laptop is a lot snappier on the lower resolution monitors at work compared to my 4k one at home. Also being directly connected tot he office network vs connected via a VPN makes working in shared network folders a lot easier.
As far as creativity is concerned we have to consider that the work at home structure is still kind of evolving, as work places find new ways of engaging their employees. Many companies have been doing work from home for years and have not had the same issues as those who were forced into it. i know from a costs perspective it is cheaper to have people work from home, even with providing them equipment to do so, than it is for buying or renting the needed office space to accommodate them.
). Medical treatments for the flu were relatively primitive at the time compared to now, and I'll also take your word that people went about their business without much change to the daily routine. My parents hadn't even met by then so I rely on your memory. So, the flu ran rampant and over the course of the year long flu season from Summer 1957 to Spring 1958 it killed ~116k people, or ~500/1M.
