Ways to Reduce Stress in the Office

If I were to ask a group of people who feel overwhelmed, most of them are going to raise their hands. As business professionals it is very common to end up feeling overworked as well, no matter how great the content management systems are or the cloud services. One of the solutions is to be able to understand how you work best and be in tune with the rhythm. Do some experiments to figure out what works best for you. While you won't always be able to stick to your plan, you will always have a plan to return to. You will need to schedule the most important tasks first so you can do the things that add the most value either to your career or life. Also, if you are faced with hard tasks, take a walk and use that time to take you might off of the task or decision. You will be surprised with what you come up with. Lastly, make sure that you are in control of your distractions such as phone calls, emails, and office drop-ins. It is important to set boundaries.

Really Fast Internet

What do you think that life would be like if the internet was 100 times faster? Cloud services would become the norm for one thing. There would also be a significant increase in the usage of telepresence technology. Just imagine being able to be together for a dinner when the people are in several different parts of the world. This is the rise of a virtual world where we have avatars and holograms. A faster internet would also mean that humans and robotics would come that much closer and smart devices will be the standard. Not to mention the rise of smart transportation. With less human errors in robotic cars, there will be less accidents and transportation will be more efficient. Of course, this might also open many more doors for hackers and people that want to jump on the network for malice. What other things do you think will be the norm with a larger bandwidth?

Talking to Your Car

Just because you can talk to your car doesn't mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard infotainment systems may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of better. Let us put aside the fact that it is a bit odd to talk to a machine. According to a recent study, the voice activated system can be very distracting because they are so complex. Throw in some internet phone services that are in the cars and we will have even more problems. Of course, the better systems have less issues and are not nearly as distracting but the fact remains that the driver is splitting her attention between driving and talking to the car. Why would anyone want to post to Facebook while driving anyway? And if we really need to send a text message, we can pull off. Do you talk to your car?