The Multitasking MythBUSYNESS

BIZCAMP BXL 2009 l 24 OCTOBER 2009 l BY @TIJS

About me

TIJS VROLIX@TIJS ON TWITTER(BITS.)TIJSVROLIX.BE IS WHERE I (MICRO)BLOGNOCUS / PIXELPANIC / METATALE IS WHERE I WORK

My problem is

I AM INTERESTEDIN PRETTY MUCHEVERYTHING

We all are, right?

SolutionTHERE USED TO BE THIS RATHERSIMPLE SOLUTION CALLEDMULTITASKING

Two tasks45 minutes each

Only1 hour

Multitasking

Truth is

HUMANS ARE NOTCOMPUTERSEVEN THOUGH THEY CAN’T MULTITASK EITHER

Problem

MULTITASKINGDOESN’T REALLY WORK

Multitrouble

Consequence

CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTIONLEADS TO PROCRASTINATIONAND HUMAN UNHAPPINESS

Multinothingatall

Introducing

SINGLETASKING

#1

START WORKING RIGHT AWAYIN THE MORNING

#2

MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONSRSS, IM, EMAIL, SOCIAL NETWORKS

EVEN TWITTER

#3

MAXIMIZE WORKING ONONE THING AT A TIME

#4USE PHONE OR IN-PERSON VISITS

FOR QUESTIONSNOT CHAT OR WAVE

forget about that invite

#5

CHECK EMAIL ONLYAT FIXED TIMESSEND EMAIL ANYTIME

#6

NO EMAIL DURINGEVENINGS AND WEEKENDSSTOP WORKING AT SIX

#7

FOCUSON ONE TO THREE ACTIVITIES EACH DAY

Free

FREE TIPTO GET YOU STARTED

EMAIL FOR SINGLETASKERS

How to

SCHEDULE A NUMBER OFEMAIL MOMENTS A DAYAND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT

VISIT KUKOO.COM AND TRY YOURSELF

The Multitasking MythBUSYNESS

BIZCAMP BXL 2009 l 24 OCTOBER 2009 l BY @TIJS