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Podcast Episode 2: What we noticed about breaks
Dear readers and listeners!
Welcome to our data analysis episode for experiment 2! We recorded this episode after we had each spent a few days immersed in our data. In the podcast, we discussed the patterns we’ve been noticing in the data, and figured out which of these patterns we want to write more about as we sum up the experiment in the next few days.
Highlights of our discussion include:
Overview of experiment 2: the question, the experiment, and the data we collectedWas two weeks enough to make taking breaks a habit? Yes and no.Key factors that influence whether we take breaks or not: does the work ‘feel like work’? We were more likely to take breaks from ‘work that felt like work,’ than ‘work that felt like a hobby.’ We were more likely to take breaks when working independently than during meetings or collaborative work.How doing the experiment together added accountability, and helped us take breaks more seriously. Our breaks tended to be longer than 5 minutes: is this a problem?
We had planned to post our summaries and recommendations for experiment 2 over the next week of so after recording this episode, but a few days after we recorded this episode, we realized that our data collection method was flawed. We decided to record another data analysis episode to capture our conversation about the flaw in our experiment. We’ll post it in a few days, followed by our summaries and recommendations for experiment 2 over the next couple of weeks!
The episode is 29 minutes long, and you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts.
If you prefer, here's the transcript for this episode.
As always, we welcome your feedback!
Love,
Noah and Indigo
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Dear readers and listeners!
Welcome to our data analysis episode for experiment 2! We recorded this episode after we had each spent a few days immersed in our data. In the podcast, we discussed the patterns we’ve been noticing in the data, and figured out which of these patterns we want to write more about as we sum up the experiment in the next few days.
Highlights of our discussion include:
Overview of experiment 2: the question, the experiment, and the data we collectedWas two weeks enough to make taking breaks a habit? Yes and no.Key factors that influence whether we take breaks or not: does the work ‘feel like work’? We were more likely to take breaks from ‘work that felt like work,’ than ‘work that felt like a hobby.’ We were more likely to take breaks when working independently than during meetings or collaborative work.How doing the experiment together added accountability, and helped us take breaks more seriously. Our breaks tended to be longer than 5 minutes: is this a problem?
We had planned to post our summaries and recommendations for experiment 2 over the next week of so after recording this episode, but a few days after we recorded this episode, we realized that our data collection method was flawed. We decided to record another data analysis episode to capture our conversation about the flaw in our experiment. We’ll post it in a few days, followed by our summaries and recommendations for experiment 2 over the next couple of weeks!
The episode is 29 minutes long, and you can listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, TuneIn, Stitcher, or wherever else you get your podcasts.
If you prefer, here's the transcript for this episode.
As always, we welcome your feedback!
Love,
Noah and Indigo