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Re: (OT): Human Multi-tasking

by trammell (Priest)
on Dec 30, 2004 at 16:44 UTC ( [id://418308]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to (OT): Human Multi-tasking

Coincidentally, This article also appeared today on Slashdot. Some of the replies there are worth reading IMO.

I've come to accept these interruptions as a fact of life that I have only modest control over. My wife and I have worked out a system of "don't interrupt me, I need to focus" indicators, but my work environment (aka. cube farm) doesn't help.

In my circumstance, the problem stems from coworkers with some form of ADD, either learned or biological. This becomes obvious in meetings as they interrupt me (and each other), fail to stick to meeting agendas, fail to address pressing issues, etc. I used to find it irritating until I realized that it yields certain benefits for me.

The way I deal with it is exercise: tai chi, running, and bicycling.

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