BUSYNESS
The Multitasking Myth
BIZCAMP BXL 2009 l 24 OCTOBER 2009 l BY @TIJS

About me
TIJS VROLIX
@TIJS ON TWITTER
(BITS.)TIJSVROLIX.BE IS WHERE I (MICRO)BLOG
NOCUS / PIXELPANIC / METATALE IS WHERE I WORK

My problem is
I AM INTERESTED
IN PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING

We all are, right?

Solution
THERE USED TO BE THIS RATHER
SIMPLE SOLUTION CALLED
MULTITASKING

Two tasks Only
45 minutes each 1 hour

Multitasking

Truth is
HUMANS ARE NOT
COMPUTERS
EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN’T MULTITASK EITHER

Problem
MULTITASKING
DOESN’T REALLY WORK

Multitrouble

Consequence
CONTINUOUS PARTIAL ATTENTION
LEADS TO PROCRASTINATION
AND HUMAN UNHAPPINESS

Multinothingatall

Introducing
SINGLETASKING

#1
START WORKING RIGHT AWAY
IN THE MORNING

#2
MINIMIZE INTERRUPTIONS
RSS, IM, EMAIL, SOCIAL NETWORKS
EVEN TWITTER

#3
MAXIMIZE WORKING ON
ONE THING AT A TIME

#4
USE PHONE OR IN-PERSON VISITS
FOR QUESTIONS
NOT CHAT OR WAVE
fo rg e t a b o u t
e
t h at i n v i t

#5
CHECK EMAIL ONLY
AT FIXED TIMES
SEND EMAIL ANYTIME

#6
NO EMAIL DURING
EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS
STOP WORKING AT SIX

#7
FOCUS
ON ONE TO THREE ACTIVITIES EACH DAY

Free
FREESTARTED
TO GET YOU
TIP

EMAIL FOR SINGLETASKERS

How to
SCHEDULE A NUMBER OF
EMAIL MOMENTS A DAY
AND TELL OTHERS ABOUT IT

VISIT KUKOO.COM AND TRY YOURSELF

BUSYNESS
The Multitasking Myth
BIZCAMP BXL 2009 l 24 OCTOBER 2009 l BY @TIJS