Why work doesn't happen at work
Conference talk at TED Talks
· 17 min
Jason Fried, co-founder of 37signals and co-author of Rework, has a radical theory of working: that the office isn’t a good place to do it. In this TED talk from 2010, he lays out the main problems, which he calls the M&Ms, and offers three suggestions to make work work.
The talk is a short, often-cited argument about interruptions, focus and productivity, and it remains relevant for remote and distributed teams.
What you'll learn
- Why the office is often not a good place to get work done
- The main office problems Fried calls the M&Ms
- Three suggestions to make work work
Jason Fried
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