#ProdChat – 5/8/13 – Compassionate Productivity
For this week’s #productivity chat, we discussed how compassion works in our productive life! The central question is, how compassionate must you be with yourself and others in order to become and sustain productivity individually and in a team environment? Enjoy the #prodchat transcript!
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In case you missed last week’s chat on Life-Work Balance…
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And as a reminder…
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And now this week’s #prodchat….
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RT @rsidneysmith: REMINDER: We’ll be discussing Compassionate #Productivity at 8pm on #ProdChat! Join us! http://ow.ly/kQxam -
Welcome to #ProdChat, the weekly #productivity chat! Topic: Compassionate Productivity.
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@rsidneysmith I’m on my laptop. It’s opposites night! #prodchat -
“@nmhouston: hi, all — I’m Natalie, an academic (Eng Lit) & personal productivity coach. #prodchat” Hey, Natalie! Great to have you here!
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A1 Wow… so right out of the gate, huh, Ray? No lead up… just diving in. 😉 #prodchat -
A1 Wow… so right out of the gate, huh, Ray? No lead up… just diving in. 😉 #prodchat
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A1. Learning to be compassionate towards yourself is a life-long journey. #prodchat -
A1. Learning to be compassionate towards yourself is a life-long journey. #prodchat
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I’m game! 🙂 RT @nmhouston: A1. Learning to be compassionate towards yourself is a life-long journey. #prodchat
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@nmhouston I completely agree, Natalie. If you think you’ve arrived with compassion, there’s likely a problem! #prodchat
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@LynnWhite welcome, Lynn! Great to have you back. Jump right in and intro and answer Q1. We’re just getting warmed up! #prodchat
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A1 I usually push it out in my list (start dates), and then reevaluate at my weekly review #prodchat
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A1 I usually push it out in my list (start dates), and then reevaluate at my weekly review #prodchat
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Q2. I fuss at myself for a minute. Figure out why it didn’t get done and get it done. #prodchat
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Q2. I fuss at myself for a minute. Figure out why it didn’t get done and get it done. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith I usually just add it to the next day’s tasks or figure out when I can do it. #prodchat
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Yes, exactly: MT @jodiacampbell: learning to be kinder to myself …particularly when I’m too busy. #prodchat
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@nmhouston Some times I speak negatively to myself and I deserve it. For example, when I procrastinate because I’m uncertain. #prodchat
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@nmhouston: That is so true. We are our own worst enemy sometimes… #prodchat
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@nmhouston Exactly what I was just thinking! Not always easy to cut our own selves some slack. :/ #prodchat
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@LynnWhite @nmhouston Lynn, Agreed! And, we can also be our best allies too! 🙂 It’s all a mindset! #prodchat
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@jodiacampbell That’s good that it’s a sign that you know means you need to evaluate processes! #prodchat
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@nmhouston That’s it, though. I procrastinate because uncertainty = fear for me. I have to bark myself out of it. #prodchat
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@LynnWhite @nmhouston I always want to be my own cheerleader when I’m getting things done, especially when working with a team. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith well I created a lot if health problems for myself bc I was so hard on myself so something had to change. #prodchat
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@nmhouston I’m not scared of myself. 😉 #prodchat
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@jodiacampbell Well, I’m really glad to hear things are changing! #prodchat
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A3 It’s a given I’m harder on myself, but I’m not so easy on others either. There, the truth is out… 😉 #prodchat
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A3 It’s a given I’m harder on myself, but I’m not so easy on others either. There, the truth is out… 😉 #prodchat
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@jodiacampbell Yes, the body will tell you when something isn’t working. Glad I could help in some way 🙂 #prodchat
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“@jodiacampbell: @rsidneysmith That’s when I started reading #GTD bc @nmhouston wrote about it so much. #prodchat” Go, Natalie!
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Awesome!! 😀 RT @jodiacampbell: @rsidneysmith Thats when I started reading #GTD bc @nmhouston wrote about it so much. #prodchat
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@jodiacampbell I’d say both could be educational for the group! #prodchat
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@nmhouston you certainly did! I realized there were ways to change and increase productivity other than not sleeping. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith thanks! Me too! It’s been a rough road. #prodchat
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Amy Sutherland’s book What Shamu Taught Me is a very interesting & readable book on how positive reinforcement works #prodchata>
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@rsidneysmith There are always reasons. You have to discover those first, then determine approach. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith There are always reasons. You have to discover those first, then determine approach. #prodchat
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@nmhouston My hope is more brain research will show qualitative/quantitative evidence that neg reinforcement is bad. #prodchat
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Captured ! MT @nmhouston: Amy Sutherlands book What Shamu Taught Me is a very interesting book on how positive reinforcement works #prodchat
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subtweet them RT @rsidneysmith Q3: HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH OTHERS WHEN THEY DON’T DO WHAT YOU ASKED AND THEY COMMITTED TO? #prodchat -
@jodiacampbell I get that, but that’s not sustainable, or even manageable at some levels. It’s a skill worth learning. #prodchat
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Nice practice! RT @LynnWhite: Q4. Try to write 5 things Ive done well each day. Its a work in progress. #prodchat
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Nice practice! RT @LynnWhite: Q4. Try to write 5 things Ive done well each day. Its a work in progress. #prodchat
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“@jodiacampbell: @profkrg @michgunn Two hands up! (I blame my mother. She’s the exact same way.) #prodchat” #dirtylaundry
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@rsidneysmith I work on being compassionate with other people, but also having firm, realistic expectations of them. #prodchat
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A4 I now use @idonethis to keep positive abt what I accomplished rather than focus on what I didn’t do. Also thanks to @nmhouston #prodchat
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OK, going on my list of practices to start. RT @nmhouston: Practicing gratitude also helps activate compassion. #prodchat
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“@nmhouston: Practicing gratitude also helps activate compassion. #prodchat” So true!
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@rsidneysmith @tburgess57 Compassion fatigue a feeling of emotional and physical tiredness resulting from relating too completely. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith @profkrg I used to be a funeral director. I suffered from compassion fatigue during my career.#prodchat
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@rsidneysmith @profkrg I used to be a funeral director. I suffered from compassion fatigue during my career.#prodchat
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Q5: DO YOU FEEL LIKE MORE COMPASSION AT WORK/SCHOOL WOULD AFFECT YOUR #PRODUCTIVITY? HOW/WHY? #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith @tburgess57 CF resembles PTSD symptoms. It’s often seen in counselors who “take on” clients’ emotional burdens. #prodchat
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Just realized I sound like a groupie for @nmhouston! That’s embarrassing! #prodchat
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@tburgess57 @rsidneysmith Researchers identify it as a lower level emotional stress. PTSD, acute, adjustment disorders… #prodchat
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@tburgess57 Diagnostic criteria for PTSD are more stringent. CF is an adjustment disorder, also called vicarious traumatization. #prodchat
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@nmhouston Isn’t it wonderful to hear that something like #productivity paid forward has such compound benefits to others?! #prodchat
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@tburgess57 If only I could get on the list for some from myself. 😉 #prodchat
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@tburgess57 Well, it’s part of the human condition and society has to absorb the suffering…not just psychiatry’s problem! #prodchat
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@nmhouston I find that to be such a challenge when I’m invested in their success. I want all of my students to succeed and… #prodchat
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@nmhouston compassion is adaptive emotional response. Compassion fatigue is maladaptive. #prodchat
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@nmhouston it’s hard not getting too wrapped up w/ them but its yet another thing I’m working on getting better about. #prodchat
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@tburgess57 @rsidneysmith PTSD does seem to be an illness that they manage more than cure. A lifetime of work. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith you never know when something you say will land with someone else, with positive effect #prodchat
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Tonight? You go! RT @jodiacampbell: Ok gotta get back to writing. Thanks for an insightful #prodchat everyone!
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@jodiacampbell Glad you could join us, Jodi! Happy writing! I have much to do tonight myself. 🙂 #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith take care of yourself first. If you are a mess you are no use to anybody #prodchat
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@tburgess57 Like with any DSM definition, I look at them as clinical tools for diagnoses but not a right to self-define. #prodchat
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MT @tburgess57: take care of yourself first. If you are a mess you are no use to anybody #prodchat
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MT @tburgess57: take care of yourself first. If you are a mess you are no use to anybody #prodchat
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A6: Not get all stressed out when I don’t make as much progress as I think I “should” on my dissertation. #prodchat
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A6: Not get all stressed out when I don’t make as much progress as I think I “should” on my dissertation. #prodchat
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@jodiacampbell Ugh. May the force be with you! #prodchat
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Great question, @rsidneysmith! For me, it’s practicing yoga. Yoga helps me take care of myself & be better to others. #prodchat
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Agreed! Put the dropdown air mask on yourself first, then others. MT @tburgess57 take care of yourself first. #prodchat
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+100K RT @tburgess57: @rsidneysmith take care of yourself first. If you are a mess you are no use to anybody #prodchat
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MT @nmhouston: Great question, Ray! For me, its practicing yoga. Yoga helps me take care of myself & be better to others. #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith I’m not a toucher. Can I just have a “you’re fabulous?” 😉 #prodchat
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This was a really good chat tonight. @rsidneysmith kudos to you for doing it from your phone! 🙂 #prodchat
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@nmhouston I really do believe that #compassion is so important to everyone’s productive life! Always a pleasure, Natalie! 🙂 #prodchat
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@rsidneysmith I did that a bit, but I think the questions made me uncomfortable. I’m not a “touchy” kind of girl. #prodchat
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@tburgess57 @rsidneysmith It’s my research area, so I can talk about it always. But research and life are not equal. #prodchat
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@nmhouston that’s exactly what I tell myself! I’ve been much better this semester bc end of last semester was horrendous. #prodchat
