Comments on: Jake Lodwick’s “STANDARDS” http://enjoymentland.com/2009/07/27/jake-lodwicks-standards/ A loosey goosey meditation on making an enjoyable life with a 1-person company Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:33:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Buster http://enjoymentland.com/2009/07/27/jake-lodwicks-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-541 Buster Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:19:44 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=588#comment-541 Jake, I love the idea of taking responsibility for managing yourself, for sure. I haven't read any of Peter Drucker's books but I've been obsessed with the idea since reading about Benjamin Franklin's 13 Virtues and his scheme for ordering his days in a routine. I've been feverishly working on a draft this last week. I'll have something to show for it sometime soon I hope and I'd love to have your feedback. Jake, I love the idea of taking responsibility for managing yourself, for sure. I haven’t read any of Peter Drucker’s books but I’ve been obsessed with the idea since reading about Benjamin Franklin’s 13 Virtues and his scheme for ordering his days in a routine.

I’ve been feverishly working on a draft this last week. I’ll have something to show for it sometime soon I hope and I’d love to have your feedback.

]]> By: Jake Lodwick http://enjoymentland.com/2009/07/27/jake-lodwicks-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Jake Lodwick Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:43:46 +0000 http://enjoymentland.com/?p=588#comment-515 I enjoyed your post, Buster. "the whole point of the project isn’t to adopt someone else’s standards" Right on. I'm not even sure the basic *framework* would work for other people, let alone my particular standards. The underlying message here (not that my intentions are didactic) is, "people can and should manage themselves", a notion I stole from Peter Drucker. "lack of flexibility, variety, and spontaneity" It's true that my system lacks flexibility from one perspective, that is: once the day begins, it is inflexible. But the ability to change weekly takes care of that. I eschew daily flexibility so I can *not* think about the big picture... so I rarely stop and ask, "what should I do next?". Further, on a more personal note, if I work more than ~four hours on something, I mentally get stuck in a "tunnel" and lose consciousness, either getting extremely revved up, or trudging along like a zombie. Either way, it's a poor use of my energy, though I'm aware many, many people can do one thing for like 12 hours without stopping. I'm eager to see what you come up with, if you choose to develop your own system, and perhaps I'll return the favor with my own analysis! Jake I enjoyed your post, Buster.

“the whole point of the project isn’t to adopt someone else’s standards”

Right on. I’m not even sure the basic *framework* would work for other people, let alone my particular standards. The underlying message here (not that my intentions are didactic) is, “people can and should manage themselves”, a notion I stole from Peter Drucker.

“lack of flexibility, variety, and spontaneity”

It’s true that my system lacks flexibility from one perspective, that is: once the day begins, it is inflexible. But the ability to change weekly takes care of that. I eschew daily flexibility so I can *not* think about the big picture… so I rarely stop and ask, “what should I do next?”.
Further, on a more personal note, if I work more than ~four hours on something, I mentally get stuck in a “tunnel” and lose consciousness, either getting extremely revved up, or trudging along like a zombie. Either way, it’s a poor use of my energy, though I’m aware many, many people can do one thing for like 12 hours without stopping.

I’m eager to see what you come up with, if you choose to develop your own system, and perhaps I’ll return the favor with my own analysis!

Jake

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