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When I read this type of articles: with lengthy argumentation why someone does something rather unusual or impractical. I always imagine, that these people are

by trymas 11y ago

When I read this type of articles: with lengthy argumentation why someone does something rather unusual or impractical. I always imagine, that these people are just looking for acceptance and attention of what they are doing, nothing more. Because it's just impractical. Yeah, you can probably more relaxed, but I imagine his colleagues, wife, relatives are going nuts, when they cannot reach him, when he is needed. So he free rides on others' pocket when he needs a phone, and rides on others stress, when he is needed for some situation.

gk1 11y ago
To me, what's nuts is somegoing going nuts if they can't reach someone else within a few hours.* *The author said he's on his computer every day so he's accessible by email. When he's not at work, he's presumably by phone and therefore accessible by landline. I'd guess there are just a few hours each day when he's neither at work nor at home--commuting, playing with kids outside, at a bar, etc.
- trymas 11y ago
  It's still inconvenience for your closest people. Is he accessible by land phone? Which one? Maybe call his wife and ask if he's nearby? Write an email and expect he will see it and will have time to respond to it? It's just rather irrational, he uses most of the new technology and even social networks[0]! But not use a cell phone. He just produced more inconveniences for himself and his people around him, than solved. If there would be a solid argument against using a cell phone, there would not be a reason to write a 2000 word article about it. [0] >You can reach me on Twitter @stevehiltonx
  - VLM 11y ago
    There are primate dominance rituals to be observed. One is power based. You serve me, not the other way around. When I say jump you better reply how high within 15 seconds, and you are not in a social position to ask me to jump. You can also signal primate dominance WRT making sure everyone knows you're not feeling the need to put on a show of being necessary because you're a hero, because your position is otherwise so secure you don't need to pose to protect your dominance. Its possible to brag or enforce dominance about management skill. A skilled manager can get hit by a truck and finely crafted systems and procedures will work for days, weeks, months. An incompetent manager is perpetually running around like a chicken with head cut off in continuous hero saves the day mode, which looks impressive to people who don't understand it signals gross incompetence. So you can stealthily brag about your management power level by very loudly claiming you don't have to be a superhero because unlike the chicken with their head cut off competitors, you actually know how to manage and lead. Another primate dominance interpretation is level based, not skill or power based. Low level people have low level responsibilities, like instantaneously responding to absolutely everyone. Higher level people respond to higher level problems, which tend to both evolve and be fixed much more slowly. So a line employee or team lead needs to be a whipped slave, but a CEO who needs to micromanage is a failed CEO, that CEO should be thinking about next years overall strategy, not ultra short term like how to do a customer service reps job for them. A few days here or there don't matter for producing annual strategic plan. A micromanaging CEO won't have a long term plan.
    - trymas 11y ago
      Well indeed, it's a greatly managed business/project if it does not go down for a long time, even if manager is gone. Though, are you implying, that the guy from an article have reached such godlike level, that he is the one to be reached, and not the other way around. By your definition, it means, that CEOs of big corporations, can just sit in their office, without phones, etc., and just build plans for next few years.

by trymas 11y ago

gk1 11y ago

To me, what's nuts is somegoing going nuts if they can't reach someone else within a few hours.* *The author said he's on his computer every day so he's accessible by email. When he's not at work, he's presumably by phone and therefore accessible by landline. I'd guess there are just a few hours each day when he's neither at work nor at home--commuting, playing with kids outside, at a bar, etc.

trymas 11y ago
It's still inconvenience for your closest people. Is he accessible by land phone? Which one? Maybe call his wife and ask if he's nearby? Write an email and expect he will see it and will have time to respond to it? It's just rather irrational, he uses most of the new technology and even social networks[0]! But not use a cell phone. He just produced more inconveniences for himself and his people around him, than solved. If there would be a solid argument against using a cell phone, there would not be a reason to write a 2000 word article about it. [0] >You can reach me on Twitter @stevehiltonx
- VLM 11y ago
  There are primate dominance rituals to be observed. One is power based. You serve me, not the other way around. When I say jump you better reply how high within 15 seconds, and you are not in a social position to ask me to jump. You can also signal primate dominance WRT making sure everyone knows you're not feeling the need to put on a show of being necessary because you're a hero, because your position is otherwise so secure you don't need to pose to protect your dominance. Its possible to brag or enforce dominance about management skill. A skilled manager can get hit by a truck and finely crafted systems and procedures will work for days, weeks, months. An incompetent manager is perpetually running around like a chicken with head cut off in continuous hero saves the day mode, which looks impressive to people who don't understand it signals gross incompetence. So you can stealthily brag about your management power level by very loudly claiming you don't have to be a superhero because unlike the chicken with their head cut off competitors, you actually know how to manage and lead. Another primate dominance interpretation is level based, not skill or power based. Low level people have low level responsibilities, like instantaneously responding to absolutely everyone. Higher level people respond to higher level problems, which tend to both evolve and be fixed much more slowly. So a line employee or team lead needs to be a whipped slave, but a CEO who needs to micromanage is a failed CEO, that CEO should be thinking about next years overall strategy, not ultra short term like how to do a customer service reps job for them. A few days here or there don't matter for producing annual strategic plan. A micromanaging CEO won't have a long term plan.
  - trymas 11y ago
    Well indeed, it's a greatly managed business/project if it does not go down for a long time, even if manager is gone. Though, are you implying, that the guy from an article have reached such godlike level, that he is the one to be reached, and not the other way around. By your definition, it means, that CEOs of big corporations, can just sit in their office, without phones, etc., and just build plans for next few years.