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The Multitasking Myth
BUSYNESS
BIZCAMPBXL2009l24OCTOBER2009lBY@TIJS
About me
TIJSVROLIX
@TIJSONTWITTER
(BITS.)TIJSVROLIX.BEISWHEREI(MICRO)BLOG
NOCUS/PIXELPANIC/METATALEISWHEREIWORK
My problem is
IAMINTERESTED
INPRETTYMUCH
EVERYTHING
We all are,right?
Solution
THEREUSEDTOBETHISRATHER
SIMPLESOLUTIONCALLED
MULTITASKING
Two tasks
45 minutes each
Only
1 hour
Multitasking
Truth is
HUMANSARENOT
COMPUTERS
EVENTHOUGHTHEYCAN’TMULTITASKEITHER
Problem
MULTITASKING
DOESN’TREALLYWORK
Multitrouble
Consequence
CONTINUOUSPARTIALATTENTION
LEADSTOPROCRASTINATION
ANDHUMANUNHAPPINESS
Multinothingatall
Introducing
SINGLETASKING
#1
STARTWORKINGRIGHTAWAY
INTHEMORNING
#2
MINIMIZEINTERRUPTIONS
RSS,IM,EMAIL,SOCIALNETWORKS
EVENTWITTER
#3
MAXIMIZEWORKINGON
ONETHINGATATIME
#4
USEPHONEORIN-PERSONVISITS
FORQUESTIONS
NOTCHATORWAVE
forget about
that invite
#5
CHECKEMAILONLY
ATFIXEDTIMES
SENDEMAILANYTIME
#6
NOEMAILDURING
EVENINGSANDWEEKENDS
STOPWORKINGATSIX
#7
FOCUS
ONONETOTHREEACTIVITIESEACHDAY
Free
FREETIP
TOGETYOUSTARTED
EMAILFORSINGLETASKERS
How to
SCHEDULEANUMBEROF
EMAILMOMENTSADAY
ANDTELLOTHERSABOUTIT
VISITKUKOO.COMANDTRYYOURSELF
The Multitasking Myth
BUSYNESS
BIZCAMPBXL2009l24OCTOBER2009lBY@TIJS

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