Comments on: Apparently, Finishing Things a New Online "Trend" (or, Singletasking??)

By: @caffeinatedkate

@caffeinatedkate — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:33:29 +0000

My ulcer thinks this sounds awesome.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:09:45 +0000

Multi-tasking was in fashion for so many years…back in university days i couldn’t do it, my mind wasn’t built that way. So i stopped trying and did like I always did – one things at a time. Now, single-tasking is back, it has come full circle probably…never left for me though.

By: Karl Foxley

Karl Foxley — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:03:11 +0000

I have a terrible concentration span… I easily get distracted.

I now write my daily tasks in order of importance and work on each one until complete. I usually only put a few things on the list at a time so not to be overwhelmed by the ‘list’ that is meant to be helping me.

I also set aside email time, social networking time etc, this means turning all notification tools off and closing down my email applications.

I have done this consistently for quite a while now and my productivity has shot through the roof.

I read somewhere that if you do need to multi-task then grouping like tasks will help you to have a better completion rate.

Regards,

Karl
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By: John White

John White — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:38:45 +0000

How about the odd feeling you get when you deliberately stop yourself just as you feel a distraction turning into a time-sink, then stop and return to the main task at hand? Is that how a smoker feels when trying to quit?

I feel pleased to hear myself think, “No, that’s not what I need to be working on,” and dismayed that I have so little self-discipline.
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By: Tom Chandler

Tom Chandler — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:39:52 +0000

John Soares: OK, I’m focused single-mindedly on writing this comment, and I won’t let anything distract me until it’s done.

It's an impressive testament indeed; doing one thing at a time has become a trend. It should remain one - at least until writers start getting paid big bucks to tweet.

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By: John Soares

John Soares — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:54:43 +0000

OK, I’m focused single-mindedly on writing this comment, and I won’t let anything distract me until it’s done.

Multi-tasking is often far less efficient than single tasking because the brain has to switch gears as it rapidly shifts between tasks.

I only multi-task when one of the things I’m doing does not require active thinking. Example: driving while listening to the radio.
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