Jason Echols of work.life.creativity posts a great summary article that outlines the ills of switchtasking. http://blog.worklifecreativity.net/2009/01/are-you-a-switchtasker/
Tag: Time Management
Washington Post: Focus on Work: Keep Outlook from Triggering New Mail Alerts
Multitasking is a farce. When working on a text document, I lose my train of thought with each Pavlovian bell ringing in new messages. Who could it be? Is it something good? Of course I switch to Outlook to find out. I don’t just waste time time, I lose my train of thought and progress. … Continue reading “Washington Post: Focus on Work: Keep Outlook from Triggering New Mail Alerts”
Sales Executives and Disorganization
One day I was giving a TimeGym Boot Camp to a seasoned and successful CEO. In the boot camp we help clients identify their most profitable activities, and hers was locating very large sales deals for her company. At one point during the Boot Camp, we were clearing items out of her desk to reduce … Continue reading “Sales Executives and Disorganization”
Dummies.com: Dodging the Hazards of Multitasking
“Multitasking decreases your memory ability. Each task that you’re engaged in drains part of your mental energy. This drainage is why multitasking breeds absentmindedness. Your complete mind isn’t present when you shift from one task to another and back again. You could say that your mind is absent.” http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/dodging-the-hazards-of-multitasking.html
Coloradoan Letter to Editor: Don’t ban drivers from using phones
from Dave Crenshaw: This links to a very interesting letter to the editor by a high school student in the Fort Collins Coloradoan. It illustrates: a) the Millennium generation is learning its multitasking behavior from the example of adults. and b) the importance of making the distinction between background tasking and switchtasking. http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20081220/OPINION03/812200308
