Originally Posted by Julie
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Thanks Jogga, Gigi, srvtec, emeraldgirl, & Breley for posting your thoughts and experiences to this thread. I've been tied up with other things and haven't had a chance to review your individual postings - I'll do that tomorrow.
But taking Breley's point about contemplating the meaning of "productive" to heart, I'd like to state what I think of when i consider improving productivity....that is, "Am I able to do more in the same amount of time?" So the question can be modified to be, "Does my Windows Mobile device enable me to do more than I would usually be able to do than if I didn't have a Windows Mobile device?)
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Productivity is a ratio, so I would argue that being more productive doesn't necessarily mean
"doing more": it could just as easily mean doing the same for less expenditure.
The problem then becomes how one defines the benefit of consequential gain. For instance, using satnav to guide you quickly and safely to you destination is, all other things being equal, faster (and much safer) than trying to read a map while driving. You may not achieve anything
more as a consequence of the additional (saved) time, but it is your resource to squander.
Feeling more or less productive may, ultimately, reside on what you do as a consequence of the technology rather than any direct benefit of a given task.