Al Abut

Digital Peace And Quiet

Sunday, September 12, 2004

Oh wow, I so need to get better at this: not multi-tasking. Found this tip on my new favorite weblog, one about productivity called 43Folders, with a sample below:

Shut it all off - Unless you’re really more productive when multi-tasking (and fewer people are than think they are) minimize your distractions. Limit the number of information I/O to the absolute minimum needed for a single, focused task. Shut off email, your news reader, and that time-burgling bastard, AIM. Unplug the phone. Take the freaking ethernet cable out of your router if you have to. Don’t let the blur of movement try to replace one elegantly completed task.