from Diary 2023-07-12 Work and Ideas
@GDLab_Hama: an old story. I was a young kid who came in as a newbie. "Ideas come to me at the drop of a hat. Like when you take a bath, go to the bathroom, go for a walk, or get under the covers. So instead of groaning at your desk, you should think about them when you are relaxed like that." I once advised him to do so. Then a co-worker next to me said. "No, that's not work time, so don't even think about it. Do your work during business hours." and corrected my story. I really froze and couldn't say anything because I didn't expect a side word. I'm just saying that as "idea generation" it was correct, but as "work advice" it was illegal advice. Abnakatta... π«’.
Just. It's also true that the kids who think up ideas in the bath are the ones who go on to achieve more and more β¨. Don't get me wrong here, the kids who think up ideas even when they are off the clock are never doing it for "business", they just "like to think" π.
After all, people who "love" what they do are strong!
When the percentage of "ideas" among the outcomes evaluated as results increases, the "coming up with ideas while taking a bath is work outside of business hours" talk can be a loss for individuals.
From [You can't control the germination of ideas.
If you define it as "performing a given task," then of course you don't have to do it outside of work hours.
It's about what you define as your job.
Some people think that's for others to decide.
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