- I impose discipline upon others. Since you can’t just poke your head in with an “idea”, you have to think about it first (imagine that). If your email doesn’t include enough data for me, I say so and hit “reply”. Same for phone calls and voice mails. Signal to noise ratio increases dramatically.
- My performance metric is WorkCompleted / WorkPlanned because that’s all people can witness. Not 101 other meaningless metrics like number of sessions running, time spent on internet, time spent BSing, time spent on cell phone, time spent at lunch, shirt color, or droplets of sweat on forehead.
- Wake up at xx:34 a.m. Start work at xx:37 a.m. (if I want to).
- Wake up in the middle of the night with an idea. Log in and work on it immediately.
- No meaningless team building, HR, or mandatory meetings.
- I eat what I want, when I want, where I want. No more vending machine or carryout crap.
- Headphones or speakers? Oh wait, never mind.
- Casual dress, gym shorts, or warmups. Again, never mind.
- Cats often make better companions than cubicle mates.
- I hate shaving.