Forcing everyone into the office every day is an organizational SPoF. - Jason Fried

Ask yourself: When was the last time you had three or even four completely uninterrupted hours to yourself and your work?

In almost every situation, the expectation of an immediate response is an unreasonable expectation. Yet with more and more real-time communication tools creeping into daily work — especially instant-messaging tools and group chat — the expectation of an immediate response has become the new normal.

When someone wants to demonstrate a new feature they’re working on at 37signals, often the easiest way is to record a screencast and narrate the experience. A screencast is basically just a recording of your screen that others can play back later as a movie. It can be used in several ways, including for presenting the latest sales figures or elaborating on a new marketing strategy.