tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post5192664312209023092..comments2024-03-25T16:44:35.555-04:00Comments on Sixbears in the Woods: Multitask MythSixbearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-35574883690624736102012-08-13T09:02:27.549-04:002012-08-13T09:02:27.549-04:00No wonder they are so stressed. :)No wonder they are so stressed. :)Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-3488255951371149802012-08-13T09:01:35.959-04:002012-08-13T09:01:35.959-04:00Half assing, the new multi tasking. Half assing, the new multi tasking. Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-32517286293362421942012-08-13T08:10:57.725-04:002012-08-13T08:10:57.725-04:00Mothers "multi-task" all the time.Mothers "multi-task" all the time.Momladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511742074910407321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-56159956651531185342012-08-12T22:12:31.418-04:002012-08-12T22:12:31.418-04:00I can't recall hearing the term "multi ta...I can't recall hearing the term "multi tasking" until I was well into adulthood. I can recall an incident at my previous job, where I had a co-worker tell my boss I couldn't multi task and she should get promoted into my posistion. I just asked him how many of this persons projects had we personally finished because they weren't done. Then I pointed out to him the difference between multi tasking and half assing, is having no more irons in the fire than you can complete well.woodsrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09109845761879199895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-6852585961839647452012-08-12T20:17:05.379-04:002012-08-12T20:17:05.379-04:00Heard of it, haven't read it. Not surprised b...Heard of it, haven't read it. Not surprised by the 90% number. <br /><br />With the timer set, your attention can go somewhere else. Works for me.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-10492346591119660852012-08-12T20:14:48.949-04:002012-08-12T20:14:48.949-04:00Be thankful it's not part of your life. :)Be thankful it's not part of your life. :)Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-35765243309045813732012-08-12T19:54:00.340-04:002012-08-12T19:54:00.340-04:00Sixbears, have you read "The Four-Hour Work W...Sixbears, have you read "The Four-Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss? His basic thesis is that people waste 90% of their time at work.<br /><br />For me I find multitasking only works when I only have to think about one task. Cooking bacon in my Foreman is a good example. I cook it 5 minutes on each side. I only spend about 1 minute turning it, so I just set the timer and that gives me 4 minutes at a time to do other things.John D. Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16203607452410210779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-61799507236927960822012-08-12T18:28:49.136-04:002012-08-12T18:28:49.136-04:00"Multi-tasking", I forgot what that was...."Multi-tasking", I forgot what that was. I guess I am really getting old!!!Dizzy-Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14150939928800538404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-48266905102115591862012-08-12T15:51:31.674-04:002012-08-12T15:51:31.674-04:00Congratulations on your escape from corporate.
...Congratulations on your escape from corporate. <br /><br />If they don't like the boat rocked, it's time to get into a different boat. <br /><br />Glad you enjoyed it BriarPatch.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-39103543246380449642012-08-12T15:31:33.884-04:002012-08-12T15:31:33.884-04:00Up until fleeing last summer, I spent four years o...Up until fleeing last summer, I spent four years on the management team for an extremely large Corporate 100 project. I sent several of my fellow "leaders" an article titled, "How Multitasking Could Be Killing Your Business". The nature of the business demanded multitasking from many of the front-line workers. It was a popular email that got forwarded, but not a communication that gained me notoriety. Not good notoriety leastways. "Don't buck the status quo" was not something I could well abide by. <br /><br />There is a belief amongst those who follow Buddhism that one cannot live in the past or future, therefore one who is not focused on the present is effectively dead. <br /><br />Excellent thoughts for my day as always Sixbears. <br /><br />BriarPatchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-30741383769404928182012-08-12T14:44:54.425-04:002012-08-12T14:44:54.425-04:00Almost nobody miltitasks well. The best thing you...Almost nobody miltitasks well. The best thing you could do with a cliet is give them complete attention.Sixbearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15572224383041421400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937170202895477126.post-66268807958302994472012-08-12T14:20:19.084-04:002012-08-12T14:20:19.084-04:00I always knew that I didn't "multi-task&q...I always knew that I didn't "multi-task" well, but I just chocked it up to being old. I even tell my bosses, "Don't tell me something when I'm on the phone with one of your clients, because when I'm talking to one of your clients, YOU don't even exist!"Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com