Comments on: 10 Ways to Stop Multitasking

By: 15 Productivity Boosts from the Blogosphere

15 Productivity Boosts from the Blogosphere — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:48:30 +0000

[...] 10. Stop multitasking. [...]

By: Tania Mara

Tania Mara — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:33:36 +0000

Re: #10

Unfortunately, this isn’t always that easy. It works wonderfully for some families, but not everyone is fortunate enough to have a spouse who’s willing to help.

Of course, I’m talking just about delegating tasks to family members. Sharing admin tasks and outsourcing are both good things to do if you want to get rid from multitasking addiction.

By: Phil

Phil — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:45:45 +0000

Re: No. 7

Though I basically agree, some projects are too long for this to be practical. Other times, I just go brain dead for a few minutes, so I take a walk around the block (actually a double block, so it’s about 1/2 mile) to clear my head. Another drawback from adhering to rule..too much coffee (and nature calling).

By: Lucy Smith

Lucy Smith — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:18:56 +0000

Re: 2 – I know someone who has an out-of-office reply set up saying when he checks his emails. This seems to work well both ways – he doesn’t get distracted by emails coming in, and you don’t get distracted wondering if/when he will reply.

I’m a very big fan of the list as well. Crossing something off feels so good, and seeing all these items crossed off feels even better!