Mobile phones Today, mobile phones are now capable of playing a big role in unified communications because you can use them to retrieve calls, exchange information, and being able to access the web and IM programs. Google and other web services With Google Voice, it is easy to archive and retrieve information from voice mail messages. In fact, for many people, this can be a good opportunity to start anew. Studies show that hard times like these can serve as an inspiration to motivate a person to be productive. When one learns the concept of productivity, that person will be equipped to overcome difficulties and triumph over life's adversities. This is very important because if one keeps an open and positive outlook towards life in general, he or she will be able to overcome the everyday struggle that would come along the way. Also, if one has a positive outlook in life, he or she will be able to turn failures into successes by seizing each opportunity that knock on the door. Conventional productivity measurement In a car manufacturing plant, productivity measurement is straightforward. One is a physical measure where the total number of cars made in a period of time is divided by the number of worker-hours spent in producing them. The other way is a monetary measure. It is the total dollar value of cars produced in a given period of time divided by the total number of worker-hours needed to assemble them. Economic productivity, on the other hand, is the value of output acquired from one unit of input. For example, if a worker produces an output of 2 units in an hour (with a price of $10 each), his productivity is $20. Both technological and market elements (output quantities and prices, respectively) interact with one another to determine economic productivity. Airing things out soothe nerves and can bring back people to their ideal selves. Make it apparent to everyone that you are all working together to get through the present difficult times. This is better than fighting each other all the time for petty things. In such a relaxed atmosphere, people tend to calm down and become their productive selves once again.