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Haha, that’s how analysts were trained at one of my old firms - they just removed the mouse and forced everyone to get work done in short deadlines.

One of the rare times a gaming habit and keyboard skills was an advantage.



NPR's Planet Money covered a firm that would go around with scissors and cut mouse cords when new employees used them in Excel. Good episode: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2017/05/17/528807590/epis...




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