Work smarter, not longer

A report from The Future Labratory claims we are more happy because we are blending our work and home lives using new technology.

Commenting on the survey, The Independent implies that as a result of working-life blending we are happier with "almost half of us (46.8 per cent, to be exact) throwing off the chains that bind us to our desks and taking jobs that involve working away from the office, on our own terms".

Sorry but mobile technology for work just means working longer/harder, no matter how you dress it up. I'm comparing the number of laptops on trains today with how many people you would you see consciously scribbling work notes before mobile computing? The survey points out 77 per cent of people felt new technology had improved productivity.

For me, technology can certainly help us work smarter. Guess it depends what you are doing but does working longer or harder make people happy?