I posted this to irc the other day, but I think everyone's attention
was too splintered for it to be noticed, so I thought I'd try sending
to list.
http://blogs.hbr.org/schwartz/2012/03/the-magic-of-doing-one-thing-a.html
LinkedIn sent me this link 2 times before I bothered to read it, but I
found it definitely applies to me, and I suspect many of us. In
particular, I find myself spending a lot more time reading and
responding to emails and irc conversations than focusing on the task I
want to be working on. I am going to try out some of the ideas
outlined in this article, possibly setting aside certain blocks of
time during the day to focus on irc/email, but am not sure yet how
that gets scheduled without making me unavailable for discussions.
Perhaps they can be a bit more scheduled and less adhoc? Anyway, if I
am unresponsive in irc, it is likely because I am trying to focus for
a block of time ;)
-j