Dot Calm: The Search for Sanity in a Wired World
- 1h 27m
- Debra A. Dinnocenzo, Richard B. Swegan
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2001
Conquer Information, Access, and Work Overload and Relclaim Your Life!
Are you bombarded with more information than you can read, let alone process? Are you tied to the office--through email, cell phones, pagers, and fax machines--24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Are you tired of the relentless onslaught of data and the feeling that you must be constantly "connected?"
If you yearn to simplify your life without compromising your career, Dot Calm offers practical solutions! Based on in-depth interview and surveys, Dot Calm outlines proven success strategies that real people in all walks of life are using to cope with the ubiquitous problems of information, access, and work overload, and to sever the "electronic tether" that kept them constantly bound to their jobs.
Through a process of analysis, self-insight, and priority setting, Dot Calm helps readers identify and stick to priorities. Dinnocenzo and Swegan show that you don't have to sacrifice productivity or efficiency to have a sane, balanced life. They offer tools, exercises, and examples that will help you:
- Reconcile your personal priorities and values with the demands of work
- Leave the office--including the virtual office--behind and take time to recharge your batteries
- Organize and prioritize the endless electronic clutter in your life
- Maintain human contact and create community in a world of faceless electronic communication
- Design a personal plan for navigating the delicate balance between organizational and individual needs.
About the Authors
Debra Dinnocenzo is founder and president of ALLearnatives, a learning and development firm specializing in tools, resources, and issues associated with alternative work arrangements. She is the author of 101 Tips for Telecommuters.
Richard B. Swegan is global account manager for Development Dimensions International. He is also a partner in ALLearnatives.
In this Book
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Dot Calm—The Search For Sanity In A Wired World
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Foreword
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Special Foreword
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Take Heed of Net Speed
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Launch the Search Engine Within
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How Organizations Help and Hinder
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The Connection Conundrum
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Unplug to Reenergize
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Techno–Triage
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Creating Community
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Your Digital Divide
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Reminders— For Those Who Don’t Own a Retrospectoscope
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Special Afterword
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