A short guide to Single Tasking: Avoiding Procrastination

BECAUSE MULTITASKING
IS ZOO 2008
SINGLETASKING
ZOOCAMP ANTWERP 2009 - BY @TIJS
ABOUT ME
TIJS VROLIX
@TIJS ON TWITTER
TIJSVROLIX.BE IS WHERE I BLOG
NOCUS / PIXELPANIC / METATALE IS WHERE I WORK
MY PROBLEM IS
I’M INTERESTED IN PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING
DID YOU KNOW FOR EXAMPLE THAT
HIPPOS CAN OUTRUN HUMANS?
WELL, I DID ;-) (SOME RESEARCH THOUGH)
?
ANYWAY, LET’S TALK ABOUT
BEING INTERESTED IN PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING
THERE USED TO BE THIS RATHER
SIMPLE SOLUTION CALLED
MULTITASKING
TWO TASKS
45 MINUTES EACH
ONLY
ONE HOUR
MULTI
TASKING
LET’S PRETEND WE’RE
COMPUTERS
EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN’T MULTITASK EITHER

PROBLEM IS
MULTITASKING DOESN’T REALLY WORK
MULTI
TROUBLE
CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTION
LEADS TO PROCRASTINATION
AND HUMAN UNHAPPINESS
MULTI
NOTHING AT ALL
INTRODUCING
SINGLETASKING
START WORKING RIGHT AWAY
IN THE MORNING
MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS
RSS, IM, SOCIAL NETWORKS, EMAIL
YES, EVEN TWITTER
MAXIMIZE WORKING ON
ONE THING AT A TIME
USE PHONE OR IN-PERSON VISITS
FOR QUESTIONS
NOT CHAT
CHECK EMAIL ONLY
AT FIXED TIMES
SEND EMAIL ANYTIME
NO EMAIL DURING
EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS
STOP WORKING AT SIX
FOCUS
ON ONE TO THREE ACTIVITIES
EACH DAY

FREE TIP
TO GET YOU STARTED
EMAIL FOR SINGLETASKERS
SCHEDULE A NUMBER OF
EMAIL MOMENTS A DAY
AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT
VISIT KUKOO.COM AND FIND OUT!