http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/ Productivity for Entrepreneurs, GTD Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:03:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/comment-page-1/#comment-21548 Talent Zoo Journal » Uni-tasking Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:41:29 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/#comment-21548 [...] just read the post called "Maintaining Focus: All Hail Uni-tasking" on Brett Kelly’s blog and borrowed the word from him. Brett makes a great point in his post: [...] [...] just read the post called "Maintaining Focus: All Hail Uni-tasking" on Brett Kelly’s blog and borrowed the word from him. Brett makes a great point in his post: [...]

]]> http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Jeroen Sangers Mon, 05 Feb 2007 09:17:51 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/#comment-97 There are actually two types of multi-tasking. The first one is true multi-tasking, in which a person is really doing two or more things at the same time. A condition for true multi-tasking is that only one task can have your attention. The other task is usually something simple, such as listening to a podcast or cleaning your nose. What usually is seen as multi-tasking is really just fast task switching. It is the ability to write code and when your colleague comes to you with a question, stop writing, answer the question and quickly continue writing code. If interruptions cannot be avoided in your work environment, this kind of task-zapping is a highly valued habit. There are actually two types of multi-tasking.
The first one is true multi-tasking, in which a person is really doing two or more things at the same time. A condition for true multi-tasking is that only one task can have your attention. The other task is usually something simple, such as listening to a podcast or cleaning your nose.
What usually is seen as multi-tasking is really just fast task switching. It is the ability to write code and when your colleague comes to you with a question, stop writing, answer the question and quickly continue writing code. If interruptions cannot be avoided in your work environment, this kind of task-zapping is a highly valued habit.

]]> http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Glenn (Customer Service Experience) Ross Sun, 04 Feb 2007 21:54:09 +0000 http://blog.crankingwidgets.com/2007/02/01/maintaining-focus-all-hail-uni-tasking/#comment-92 Prioritize, then focus. The ability to focus also extends to working with people. Don't be checking your crackberry when talking to someone. And yes, I think it's fine to turn off your phone when you're on deadline. But change your voicemail to reflect that and consider informing people that they can call your cell phone in an emergency. Prioritize, then focus. The ability to focus also extends to working with people. Don’t be checking your crackberry when talking to someone. And yes, I think it’s fine to turn off your phone when you’re on deadline. But change your voicemail to reflect that and consider informing people that they can call your cell phone in an emergency.

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