Posts Tagged ‘interruption’
Friday, June 19th, 2009
As we described in this blog post, one of the key challenges for modern knowledge workers is being in flow: reaching the mental state needed to get work done for which concentration is needed. This post of WebWorkerDaily is about singletasking: focussing on one task at a time, trying to avoid interruptions of other tasks – thus increasing the possibilities for flow. The article discusses three ways to help yourself to singletask: avoid task management tools that constantly remind you of all the other things you should do, use only one tab and use only one screen.
When I need to be in flow, I also switch off my e-mail notifications, log out from Skype and Twitter and make sure my physical desktop is clean. What do you do to get in the flow?
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Tags: in flow, interruption, productivity
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Monday, November 3rd, 2008
“Schedule and forget”
Imagine you would like to discuss an important matter with a specific colleague. You walk into her room only to discover that she is not in. You pick up your mobile phone, search for the phone number and call her. However, she rejects the phone call. You waste precious time walking to her room, your matter is not discussed and possibly you are annoyed by the fact that your colleague did not react. On the other hand your colleague is, due to your call, interrupted from her current activity. (more…)
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Tags: in touch, interruption, time management, tools, working across boundaries
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
Wij zijn onze eigen vijand zeggen Spira en Goldes van Basex in hun onderzoek naar information overload. De heren schatten de ellende van improductieve tijd op een schade van maar liefst $ 650 miljard aan de economie (in plaats van de eerder genoemde $ 588 miljard). Ja het zijn de kosten van werkonderbrekingen door informatie-interrupties. Een gemiddelde kenniswerker richt zijn aandacht dagelijks zo’n keer of vijftig op zijn email, blijkt weer uit onderzoek van de firma “RescueTime” onder 40.000 kenniswerkers. De jongens van Basex hebben nu samen met onder andere IBM, Microsoft en Google de Information Overload Research Group opgericht. Lid worden? Niet te snel, want Scientific American komt net met het bericht dat bloggen goed voor je is en dan doe je zelf weer mee aan die informatie-overload. Het is om gek van te worden. (source: frankwatching.com, 23-7-08)
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Tags: email overload, fragmentation, information overload, interruption, personal information management
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Email is frequently used to assign work to others; it has become a “poor men’s workflow system”. Senders often expect a (nearly) immediate response, whereas recipients may think very differently – but are often silent – about that. A simple “No!”-button (“No!” for “I cannot do this”) can lower the threshold for the recipient to give a prompt reply and thus avoid unnecessary confusion for the sender (did she get my message?).
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Tags: communication, email overload, information overload, interruption, personal information management, productivity, task management, time management, tools, ways of working, work life balance
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