ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
Business
What if we can take the benefits of single-tasking--focus, greater creativity, more time to relax and less stress, and faster completion of tasks, and add the mythical promise of getting more done by multi-tasking?
First, break your day into locations and activities. For example, Home, Commute, Office, Gym, Commute, Home, and Bed are my basic times within which I control my work. Next, ask yourself what tasks daily, weekly, monthly, or any other repeating schedule, do I have to do things like meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, calling customer service or tech support with extended wait times, grocery shopping, etc. For each repeating errand, I can calculate conservatively from experience how much time they take. Finally, I look at my next-actions or projects list and find items that can be grouped together and done during these times when much of my activity requires waiting, for example, while the laundry and dryer are going, I can accomplish two to four 15-minute tasks.
When I'm planning my week ahead, I just review my calendar for these repeating errands and I can quickly and easily fill that time in with more productive tasks.
Remember, in order for meta-tasking to truly be beneficial is to prioritize tasks where shifting focus is minimal and gives you ample time to finish. Set yourself up for success by having small tasks grouped together. Satisfaction is the goal here, not just efficiency.
ProdPod: Episode 38 -- Outsource Your Personal Tasks, Part I
ProdPod: Episode 37 -- Controlling Email: Create a Culture of Communication Protocol
ProdPod: Episode 36: Writing Productivity Quick Tip with Paula Whitacre - Full Circle Communications
ProdPod: Episode 35 -- Emotional Intelligence and a Productive Life
ProdPod: Episode 34 -- FastCustomer, a Productivity Tool for Making Customer Service Better
ProdPod: Episode 33 - Turn Conflict Into Winning Together For Increased Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 32 -- Meditation's Power on Productivity
ProdPod: Episode 31 -- Your Digital Productivity System Needs a Paper-Based Redundancy
ProdPod: Episode 30 -- Two-Minute Book Summary: 18 Minutes by Peter Bregman
ProdPod: Episode 29 -- Personal Stress Audit
ProdPod: Episode 28 -- Creating Flow: Learning to Fully Use Our Current Productivity Tools
ProdPod: Episode 27 -- Parkinson's Law
ProdPod: Episode 26 -- Technology and Simplicity
ProdPod: Episode 25 -- Is your system too complex?
ProdPod: Episode 24 -- Thanksgiving and Interdependence
ProdPod: Episode 23 --
ProdPod: Episode 22 -- Defining procrastination
ProdPod: Episode 21 -- How to Worry Less
ProdPod: Episode 20 -- Self-control & Savings: Productivity for the Long Haul
ProdPod: Episode 19 -- SMART Goals for Project Planning
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The Commercial Edge: Unleash the Power of People
The emPOWERed Half Hour
NABOR® TALKS
U.S Property Podcast
Aligned Money Show
The Ramsey Show
Planet Money