Why I Hired A Girl On Craigslist to Slap Me In The Face -- And How It Quadrupled My Productivity

by Joe Mobley

Posted: 12 years ago 42 replies

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Why I Hired A Girl On Craigslist to Slap Me In The Face — And How It Quadrupled My Productivity

Just to clarify, I, Joe Mobley am not the person in the blog post. I did not have room in the thread title to put Maneesh's name.

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#craigslist #face #girl #hired #productivity #quadrupled #slap

soulglazed 12 years ago

Wow...that's all I can say! Clever though and...interesting in a strange way.
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wnatc1 12 years ago

Just like you said. It went viral. Sometimes you can use controversy to create and generate buzz. It's obviously worked
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- ujubo 12 years ago
  
  Its funny to read this while I'm at work and "wasting" my taime on the WF hehehe.
  
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wilhb81 12 years ago

It's a brilliant and shameless self promoting idea, but it always work in the end... lol
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JeremiahSay 12 years ago

Congrats All I can say is WOW! I didn't expect that content to go viral. Anyway, i guess you have given us a priceless lesson.
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tiny1

12 years ago

weird ideas are always the centre of attraction! there was this guy that made a million dollars from selling pixels space for ads on his webpage. I still can't believe his idea worked.

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paj_mccarthy

12 years ago

Originally Posted by tiny1

weird ideas are always the centre of attraction! there was this guy that made a million dollars from selling pixels space for ads on his webpage. I still can't believe his idea worked.

Yeah that surprised me too -http://www.milliondollarhomepage.com/

$1 per pixel! As soon as it started getting some press coverage, companies were all over it.

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Jill Carpenter 12 years ago

I will slap some people and they don't even have to pay me...
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- Joe Mobley 12 years ago
  
  Some people might like it. :rolleyes:
  
  Not me of course, but you know, some people.
  
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  I will slap some people and they don't even have to pay me...
  
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  Just to clarify, I, Joe Mobley am not the person in the blog post. I did not have room in the thread title to put Maneesh's name.
  
  Still an interesting topic.
  
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K Mec 12 years ago

Really mad idea! Dont told this to HR guys otherwise they will hire girls to slap employees
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- jimbean 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by K Mec
  
  Really mad idea! Dont told this to HR guys otherwise they will hire girls to slap employees
  
  I reckon an good professional slapper could control the productivity for an office of 20-30 workers - but would be a HR nightmare.
  
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vjshgl

12 years ago

Well how exactly it increased sales ? explain please.

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Jill Carpenter

12 years ago

Originally Posted by vjshgl

Well how exactly it increased sales ? explain please.

Well, the guy who is getting slapped increased his personal productivity to well over 90 percent. This means he could get more done, and sell more quickly.

And then, in his story about it which he shared, it became a hot story - which will be responsible for driving a ton of traffic to his blog, hence giving him great opportunity to monetize (some how) on that traffic and also gain some credibility.

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Joe Mobley

12 years ago

And then some clown :rolleyes: post a thread on the Warrior Forum which has had 124 clicks (bitly) to his blog so far.

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Johnsonconsulting1 12 years ago

That's hilarious!
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johnoyedu 12 years ago

This is interesting
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- fluffythewondercat 12 years ago
  
  It's linkbait, that's all.
  
  You can be 98% productive and still turn out crappy work.
  
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GobBluthJD 12 years ago

Wow, that was incredibly dumb. But he went viral. So props to him.
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David Rosa 12 years ago

haha, thats great, i might need one of those!
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contentwriting360 Banned 12 years ago

I think you only need to do that if you have a very weak self-discipline.
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marktheonlinesurfer 12 years ago

This was a great post Joe with a very practical idea to boast productivity!

I like the bit about how having a social element increases productivity. I am going to experiment with that. You got my head spinning

Also love how you mentioned Rescue Time. Never head it before but sounds awsome!

Dude I'm going to start reading your blog. You just won a new fan!
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maxaurelius 12 years ago

LMAO your title is awesome!
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priyankeshu 12 years ago

lol.. well i had actually thought of a similar thing
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Royce Space 12 years ago

Crazy but I know this stuff works. Great share man!
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MarkTrueman 12 years ago

wow, this is ridiculously interesting..

"Hack The System is a site about unconventional techniques to improve your productivity and your life" Well this is definitely unconventional.

hahah and she looks rather happy to slap him.
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Greige 12 years ago

The idea of hiring someone to make you become more productive is excellent! Woah thanks for recommending this blog!
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vaibhavm1 12 years ago

Had to thank you for this, this is a very interesting post.
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RedShifted 12 years ago

Oh this has viral written all over it. I consider this a well crafted piece of "art". So stupid simple, but so innovative and personal at the same time. If I had someone to smack me in the face everytime I logged on WF, I'd definitely be a millionairre by now.
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- Joe Mobley 12 years ago
  
  I would need surgery. :rolleyes:
  
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  If I had someone to smack me in the face everytime I logged on WF, I'd definitely be a millionairre by now.
  
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- Strasburgo 12 years ago
  
  He ended up NPR's wait wait don't tell me this weekend.
  
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eternalsongbird 12 years ago

I am stuck! I couldn't have done that in return of anything.
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Jeannie Crabtree 12 years ago

Seems like a promotional stunt, or a bit dramatic at least. I am sure the people around him thought it very odd for the gal to haul off and smack him every once in a while.

Here is a substitute for all the rest of us: Wear a rubber band around your wrist. Every time you should be working but instead you are at WF or on a social site: Pull that rubber band back and let it smack you.

Works pretty well for most bad habits, which take about 3 weeks to make solid changes in habits, and the thoughts that led to them.

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Kal Sallam 12 years ago

Girl? Slapping?? Craigslist???
A nice combination for attention therefore viral.
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jasonBCT 12 years ago

Amazing! lol!!!
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markwilson4074 12 years ago

I don't see any thing "amazing" or "interesting" in this stupid idea!

Are you so weak to not take actions on your own will. Pretty weird approach to gain media attention.
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Shubh Ashish 12 years ago

Super Clever.
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TimothyW 10 years ago

What an AMATEUR!

Here's the craigslist ad *I'M* writing...

[WANTED]: Someone to kick me in the nuts...

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The Rainmaker 10 years ago

This is ridiculous... yet hilarious!
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MattNic 10 years ago

That is awesome. I seriously believe it because I know how much time i waste when im on my computer. I should definitely consider doing the same thing.
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flesterking 10 years ago

lol. it had all the hot keywords on the title itself. Thats why it went viral very fast.
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