Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

What happens when you add on or replace the sorry with a thanks? Tell us what happens on how your teammates respond and how you feel afterwards :)

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Oh good, @Benjamin ! When you naturally apologized for your tech or noise issues, were you able to express thanks to yourself or your team? Either way, I'm glad you felt positive afterwards.

Yes! Great examples, @Summer Hogan. I think the trend is to automatically apologize, sometimes with meaning and other times as a reflex. So, you're not alone in apologizing a lot...so much so that your cat gets the message as well haha. But gratitude has shown to help us move forward more productively, whether its made on…

@Lauren Allen I looooove that you have that garden with a pond. If you have it, it makes a lot of sense to me to be around it when you can! Thank you for sharing :)

I'm glad this is helpful, @Bhanu ! 

Oh sweet, @carolyn french! One of the things that I haven't heard from others is: changing your meeting space/condition is like an untethering from a routine way of taking in your meetings. And doing that does something to your brain, and I may be projecting, but it feels like your brain needs to pay attention more because…

20/60 mins is a pretty good ratio, @Brant Schroeder. :) Would you say you continued this practice this week? And has walking during meetings felt differently this week compared to when you first started trying the practice out? 

I guess spending more time outside really is good for your mental health. Hahaha that thought crosses my mind whenever I spend more meaningful amounts of time outside. It's like a new thought every time, despite me knowing that insight beforehand.

Love seeing this as a gateway to doing it more, @Ian Maxwell !

I love it, thank you for sharing, @Suvarna Gaikwad I'm so glad this something you were already experimenting with. For me, routine household chores actually help me focus more on the meeting. Sometimes I get distracted by something said in the chat for example, and in turn, I Google the meaning behind something. Folding…

LOL, @Nic Brough -Adaptavist- "...a 5-minute "Nic, can you help us" Zoom call from my opticians..." I appreciate that your changes have been seasonal and not just for this week! Even though this last bit was, in your words, "not a huge change," I wonder if anyone on the call notice the background difference, and in turn,…

Different is different, @Chrissy Clements! How'd that change feel?

Love this discussion energy so much! Friendly EOW bump to share your experience from this week to qualify for a tote/badge. The experience should be a change from the way you take your meetings / work locations, like taking a call on a walk, in a garden, or simply moving around the house for a different change of scenery.…

Extra Christine points for these sky pics! ...and for walking out in this. Unrelated: I've been listening to a relatively recent phenomenon where creative folks take a cold plunge followed by a sauna bath (the equivalent would be a cold shower for a minute followed by a normal temp). Apparently, these people find that the…

Mmhmm, makes sense, @Steven Mustari. Curious: instead of taking a walk, what if you simply worked from a different location, either inside or outside of your home? Or asked for a no-screen meeting? Excited to see what you come up with this week!

I've never seen a roadrunner, let alone one literally on the road! Major perk for walking meetings. Please post a photo of what you see on your walk this week! Or a description, y'know, whatever you think is good to share, @Summer Hogan :)

The weather makes a difference, for sure. But I like the chores thing, @Benjamin ! My go-to chore during meetings is watering my plants or folding laundry. I can do both on auto-pilot. Thanks for sharing!

Fair, @vikram ! This challenge doubles as an exercise vehicle :) Once you go through the practice this week, please update your comment how it felt this week. Looking forward to hearing about the update!

I hear that, @Mike Hunsberger. Since the last couple of years has increased video call practices, I think we forget that it's possible to still meet without screen-sharing. Because really, to take a walk or move to another outdoor location can be tough when having to look at a small screen. Maybe we think about explicitly…

I too do the "turn the volume up" or "connect via bluetooth headphones" thing as I walk around my space! For this week, we challenge you to try a different "away from your desk" method and report back how it went.

LOL @Rilwan Ahmed ! Can you share what it was like to take the meeting on a walk? Did you feel differently compared to taking the call from your normal desk? What did you like? What did you wish was different?

Hi @Chrissy Clements - you're totally right! I do need to review the challenges to make sure folks aren't just commenting, and instead, are trying the new practice for the week. Updates should happen every couple of days :)

Okay I have to ask...are you ever on video calls while in the cemetary? ...and do teammates ask about the background? lol. Since some parts of the world celebrate Halloween this week, I wonder if working from there has an impact on your style of working. Let us know what it's like when you are outside after taking a…

I mean, it IS a season-change point in the year. I didn't even realize that till you reminded me. Looking forward to hearing how it goes to move back into your balcony!

I too am a mover around my home. And I too am going to walk around outside this week (in a way that's not just walking back home and being on a call outside for that reason). We're challenge twins!

Sweet! Is that something you normally do? If so, what if you tried a new location outdoors? Or a different spot? If it was new to you yesterday, why do you think you felt that difference yesterday?

Oh I like it! That's not just location but also an activity change. Let us know what you might try that's different from your normal routine of knitting or crocheting this week! And after you try the new thing out, we'd love to hear how you felt about it.

LOL I relate. If this is normal thing to do around the house, what can be different for this week to try on? Looking forward to you changing this up this week!

Love it, @G subramanyam! Do you do this often and how did this trip compare to any other times you've taken meetings outside?