Discussion Forum > Autofocus... a genius before his/her time
Avrum:
Actually I'm not sure I agree with single-tasking v. multi-tasking. AF goes for a "little and often" approach, which is not quite the same as either of them.
Actually I'm not sure I agree with single-tasking v. multi-tasking. AF goes for a "little and often" approach, which is not quite the same as either of them.
June 20, 2009 at 7:50 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
The soul of your system "work on xxxxxxx for as long as you want to" helps me singletask, without getting anxious about not getting to do other things. And the intuitive part of AF, both in how we choose a task, and how long to stay on it, would support some of what those articles are proposing. Or am I missing something?
June 20, 2009 at 15:15 |
Avrum
Avrum
I think you're both right Avrum - Christine and I discussed this a couple of months ago - that following AF really does eliminate multi-tasking, yet facilitates touching on lots of things throughout the day. It has all the benefits of both focusing and multi-tasking combined.
June 20, 2009 at 15:36 |
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
Avrum:
Unless I've misunderstood the articles (I skimmed them rather than read them) they are advocating working on a task until it's finished. AF may have similar effects but it's not the same. In fact as Jacqueline says it has the benefits of both, and hopefully none of the drawbacks.
Unless I've misunderstood the articles (I skimmed them rather than read them) they are advocating working on a task until it's finished. AF may have similar effects but it's not the same. In fact as Jacqueline says it has the benefits of both, and hopefully none of the drawbacks.
June 20, 2009 at 19:09 |
Mark Forster
Mark Forster
http://lifehacker.com/5297183/singletasking-is-the-new-multitasking
http://webworkerdaily.com/2009/06/19/singletasking-the-next-trend-in-web-working/