Are you stressing over getting your latest project done? Haven’t learned that new instrument? Didn’t read the latest bestseller? (Okay, forget the latest bestseller. It’s probably something Oprah picked.)
Turn off the goddamn instant messenger.
If you need to work, shut it off. It’s a time sink, nothing more. You say collaboration? Please. You only use it to check what Sara Sextastic did in the last 34.6 seconds.
If you’re going to keep it open, you’ll need a guide to the best subversive tactics you can employ on IM.
Among my favorites (via WWD):
Don’t pause to give the person a chance to respond.
…when you do pause, expect instantaneous replies.
Expect that IM conversations will always be like phone conversations, with a definite goodbye at the end.
Other great tactics to add to your menagerie:
- Send as many useless links as possible.
- Bitch that you’re being ignored when they reply.
- Sign on and off repeatedly in the middle of a conversation.
With all that in mind, how much time did you waste today?
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