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December 14, 2004
Cutting down
During our weekly team meeting today, we discussed how to cut down on the interruptions that prevent us from writing. (Ostensibly writing is what technical writers are paid to do.)
Of 18 weekly meetings, we identified a third we can perhaps ignore except for the minutes, provided we have an agent representing us inside. We also think we might be able to rotate some email chores, having a weekly designated reviewer/responder for the key aliases to monitor and handle. I drew the short straw for the first round.
I'm not sure how things work out for contract writers. They seem to spend more time writing, but doubtless also end up having to produce when they don't know what they're writing about. I prefer the pressure of having too much information rather than too little, but we need to find a more productive balance.
Posted by Mark at December 14, 2004 10:41 PM