Comments on: Do You Eat Alone? http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/ Exploring ways to create time for a sustainable, meaningful life that makes you and your neighbors thrive Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Scott M http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-7158 Scott M Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:36:55 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-7158 I vastly prefer eating alone. It's the only time I get to read my books. Going to lunch with others is exhausting. I have to have a stupid smile plastered on my face the whole time. I have to double check everything I want to say in my head before I open my mouth, to make sure it's not offensive or otherwise rude (I apparently have no social skills). I have to pretend to know about whichever game was on TV last night. I have to not mention my religious or political views, which are the complete opposite of my coworkers, even while they talk about theirs. In short, it's completely stressful. Give me an hour with a good book any day. I vastly prefer eating alone. It’s the only time I get to read my books.

Going to lunch with others is exhausting. I have to have a stupid smile plastered on my face the whole time. I have to double check everything I want to say in my head before I open my mouth, to make sure it’s not offensive or otherwise rude (I apparently have no social skills). I have to pretend to know about whichever game was on TV last night. I have to not mention my religious or political views, which are the complete opposite of my coworkers, even while they talk about theirs.

In short, it’s completely stressful.

Give me an hour with a good book any day.

]]> By: Jessica James http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-3469 Jessica James Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:32:48 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-3469 Eating alone is not the best idea but it also is time to spend by yourself. If you having problems and your that kind of person who eat your feeling you would need to eat with someone. But like i said before eating alone helps you think and generate allot of ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Eating alone is not the best idea but it also is time to spend by yourself. If you having problems and your that kind of person who eat your feeling you would need to eat with someone. But like i said before eating alone helps you think and generate allot of ideas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

]]> By: Jarkko http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2527 Jarkko Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:49:05 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2527 <b>Lynoure:</b> That's a great idea! As something I do once a week, I think it might be something I would like to do too :) I'll have to give it some thought... <b>Harri:</b> Good points. Although on the downside many of the things listed also often mean spending more money than if you eat by yourself. And thanks for leaving the comment - I'm happy that through it I found your blog (and subscribed almost immediately). Lynoure: That’s a great idea! As something I do once a week, I think it might be something I would like to do too :)

I’ll have to give it some thought…

Harri: Good points. Although on the downside many of the things listed also often mean spending more money than if you eat by yourself.

And thanks for leaving the comment – I’m happy that through it I found your blog (and subscribed almost immediately).

]]> By: Harri Lammi http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Harri Lammi Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:14:37 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2495 It's a custom at our office to go for lunch together. Since we are sw developers we spend most of our days working alone with the computer. Lunch and coffee breaks are "the social events of the day". To list the benefits of eating out together: - You learn to know your colleagues better and find out what their interested in. - You get to know other restaurants than the cafeteria downstairs. Your colleagues might know restaurants you've never visited, so lunch is great opportunity to try that weird looking restaurant around the corner. - You get to see what others are having for lunch, maybe you try the same next time. - You eat slower, since you take breaks for chatting. Lynoure, great tip on LinkedIn! I was just wondering how to use my connections on daily basis, not only when finding a job. It’s a custom at our office to go for lunch together. Since we are sw developers we spend most of our days working alone with the computer. Lunch and coffee breaks are “the social events of the day”.

To list the benefits of eating out together:
- You learn to know your colleagues better and find out what their interested in.
- You get to know other restaurants than the cafeteria downstairs. Your colleagues might know restaurants you’ve never visited, so lunch is great opportunity to try that weird looking restaurant around the corner.
- You get to see what others are having for lunch, maybe you try the same next time.
- You eat slower, since you take breaks for chatting.

Lynoure, great tip on LinkedIn! I was just wondering how to use my connections on daily basis, not only when finding a job.

]]> By: Lynoure Braakman http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2266 Lynoure Braakman Mon, 08 Oct 2007 18:50:53 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2266 I do take my time alone, too... :) Weirdly it seems the more people there are around me, the better I am at ignoring them all. I'm planning to have lunch at least once a week with someone on my LinkedIn contact list, as it's a good excuse to ask people. I do take my time alone, too… :) Weirdly it seems the more people there are around me, the better I am at ignoring them all.

I’m planning to have lunch at least once a week with someone on my LinkedIn contact list, as it’s a good excuse to ask people.

]]> By: Jarkko http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 Jarkko Sat, 06 Oct 2007 08:22:55 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2170 Great comments, guys! <b>C2162:</b> Good idea! I'll do that right now :) <b>Pepez:</b> Yeah, I agree for the part about getting some distance from my computer. I used to eat lunch at my desk at some point, but I don't do that anymore... I just need to have a break in the middle of the working day to get some fresh air and be away from work for a while. <b>Cindy:</b> My thoughts exactly! <b>Jeff:</b> Wow, that's great! I guess that even beats eating alone ;) Great comments, guys!

C2162: Good idea! I’ll do that right now :)

Pepez: Yeah, I agree for the part about getting some distance from my computer. I used to eat lunch at my desk at some point, but I don’t do that anymore… I just need to have a break in the middle of the working day to get some fresh air and be away from work for a while.

Cindy: My thoughts exactly!

Jeff: Wow, that’s great! I guess that even beats eating alone ;)

]]> By: Jeff http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Jeff Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:45:45 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2147 I am very fortunate in that I only work 10 minutes from home, so I spend my lunch hour with my wife every day. It's a great time for us to "catch up" on things without having kids in the way. I still go home for lunch when she's not around because I have to get out of the office to recharge. I at least need those precious few minutes of fresh air I get while I'm going back and forth. I am very fortunate in that I only work 10 minutes from home, so I spend my lunch hour with my wife every day. It’s a great time for us to “catch up” on things without having kids in the way.

I still go home for lunch when she’s not around because I have to get out of the office to recharge. I at least need those precious few minutes of fresh air I get while I’m going back and forth.

]]> By: Cindy http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2138 Cindy Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:32:55 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2138 I prefer to eat alone. It is a great way to think about things that I want to do, need to do, generate ideas, or just do nothing. I spent most days on the computer or out with people. Eating alone is a great way to relax. I prefer to eat alone. It is a great way to think about things that I want to do, need to do, generate ideas, or just do nothing. I spent most days on the computer or out with people. Eating alone is a great way to relax.

]]> By: Pepez http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2132 Pepez Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:15:31 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2132 I prefer to have lunch with someone as most of the time I am staring screen and communicating via phone, email or chat. So for me it is a nice moment to get some distance from computers. I prefer to have lunch with someone as most of the time I am staring screen and communicating via phone, email or chat. So for me it is a nice moment to get some distance from computers.

]]> By: C2162 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 C2162 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:20:44 +0000 http://jarkkolaine.com/2007/10/05/do-you-eat-alone/#comment-2130 Sorry, this is not really related to this post, but I recommend adding your site to www.blogilista.fi, some people might find your blog from the Finnish blog directory, too. Sorry, this is not really related to this post, but I recommend adding your site to http://www.blogilista.fi, some people might find your blog from the Finnish blog directory, too.

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