SINGLETASKING
BECAUSE MULTITASKING
IS ZOO 2008
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 ONLY
45 MINUTES EACH 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 STARTED
TO GET YOU
TIP

EMAIL FOR SINGLETASKERS

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

VISIT KUKOO.COM AND FIND OUT!

SINGLETASKING
BECAUSE MULTITASKING
IS ZOO 2008
ZOOCAMP ANTWERP 2009 - BY @TIJS
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