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MoanALissa32 t1_j5kttyb wrote

Reply to comment by FlimsyHuckleberry in [OC] How I spent every minute of my PhD by FlimsyHuckleberry

Just because you spend more time on one category, were you as productive? I’m just inserting in office vs wfh. Sometimes collaboration between two people is more productive in person as opposed to over the internet. Just wondering.

And, did you keep a log in the computer or was it handwritten and then entered later?

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FlimsyHuckleberry OP t1_j5kvnnx wrote

I kept a log in almost real-time (e.g., after a meeting or a stint of work, I'd enter in the time).

I agree that my conclusion that working from home was more productive is not as strong as it should be. Because I was timing myself, I tried as hard as I could to stay focused while the stopwatch was running. So aside from meetings and teaching, I don't think my productivity varied minute by minute between WFH and office.

If I had a better way of measuring productivity, then I'd use that. For what it's worth, most of my writing time was at home.

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MoanALissa32 t1_j5l06it wrote

I just feel like home can be distracting and the office can provide more opportunities for collaboration. It sounds like your work was more individual and independent as opposed to collaborative and codependent.

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