ProdPod, a Productivity Podcast
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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 18 -- Someday or Maybe?
ProdPod: Episode 17 -- Two-Minute Book Summary: Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson
ProdPod: Episode 16 -- To Change Productivity Systems, or Not?
ProdPod: Episode 15 -- How to Form a Productive Habit, Part 4
ProdPod: Episode 14 -- How to Form a Productive Habit, Part 3
ProdPod: Episode 13 -- How to Form a Productive Habit, Part 2
ProdPod: Episode 12 -- How to Form a Productive Habit, Part 1
ProdPod: Episode 11 -- Power Productivity Through Active Listening
ProdPod: Episode Nine -- Single-Tasking
ProdPod: Episode Eight -- Leaving Presentations Ready for Action
ProdPod: Episode Seven - Effective Meetings Series: Note-taking for Post-Meeting Bliss
ProdPod: Episode Six - Effective Meeting Series: How to Keep a Meeting on Time
ProdPod: Episode Five - Effective Meeting Series (begins): Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
ProdPod: Episode Four - Charlie Gilkey's Special Theory of Productivity, Part Two
ProdPod: Episode Three - Charlie Gilkey's Special Theory of Productivity, Part One
ProdPod: Episode Two -- General Theory of Productivity by Charlie Gilkey
ProdPod: Episode One -- Priorities
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