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I think some wild animals on variable length leashes and random screaming sounds pumped through the PA might have similar effect. That's way cheaper than moving

I think some wild animals on variable length leashes and random screaming sounds pumped through the PA might have similar effect. That's way cheaper than moving to a fancy office space. Time to start up MY startup, Rent-A-Tiger. We prey on bad productivity.

Mithaldu 11y ago
Don't forget the movable walls. Finding your desk should be the first adventure of the day. Include randomly missing floor tiles behind some doors if your wallets are deep.
joshuapants 11y ago
> Time to start up MY startup, Rent-A-Tiger This reminds me of something said in the introduction to the Head First book series. The human brain hasn't really caught up with technological developments; it has a hard time looking at "boring" things like text/data and paying attention and retaining information, but it is really good at identifying threats (like, say, a tiger). If you could find a way to trigger tiger cues whenever something important has to be remembered maybe you could actually boost productivity with Rent-A-Tiger :p
joezydeco 11y ago
How about randomly switching the HVAC from 55 degrees to 90 degrees? Or maybe cutting the power off for a few minutes each day?
- dagw 11y ago
  I think I've worked at that office.
mtviewdave 11y ago
> random screaming sounds pumped through the PA At my first job 20 years ago this would actually happen: occasionally the PA would emit loud shrieking sounds for 15-20 seconds. It turns out that the PA could be accessed by dialing a specific two-digit code from any internal phone. Occasionally when someone would attempt to send a fax they would forget to add a "9" for an external line; if the first two digits of the telephone number were the same as the two-digit PA access code, the fax machine's handshake sound would be broadcast over the PA.

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I think some wild animals on variable length leashes and random screaming sounds pumped through the PA might have similar effect. That's way cheaper than moving

by JackMorgan 11y ago

Mithaldu 11y ago
Don't forget the movable walls. Finding your desk should be the first adventure of the day. Include randomly missing floor tiles behind some doors if your wallets are deep.
joshuapants 11y ago
> Time to start up MY startup, Rent-A-Tiger This reminds me of something said in the introduction to the Head First book series. The human brain hasn't really caught up with technological developments; it has a hard time looking at "boring" things like text/data and paying attention and retaining information, but it is really good at identifying threats (like, say, a tiger). If you could find a way to trigger tiger cues whenever something important has to be remembered maybe you could actually boost productivity with Rent-A-Tiger :p
joezydeco 11y ago
How about randomly switching the HVAC from 55 degrees to 90 degrees? Or maybe cutting the power off for a few minutes each day?
- dagw 11y ago
  I think I've worked at that office.
mtviewdave 11y ago
> random screaming sounds pumped through the PA At my first job 20 years ago this would actually happen: occasionally the PA would emit loud shrieking sounds for 15-20 seconds. It turns out that the PA could be accessed by dialing a specific two-digit code from any internal phone. Occasionally when someone would attempt to send a fax they would forget to add a "9" for an external line; if the first two digits of the telephone number were the same as the two-digit PA access code, the fax machine's handshake sound would be broadcast over the PA.