Reading and Acting on It #1
Source:
HBR Multitasking's Real Victims
Problem:
"...But why is it that when we talk about multitasking, we focus exclusively on how it hurts the multitasker? The real cost isn't borne by this person at all. Rather, it's an annoying penalty that is unceremoniously dumped on everyone else. In this way, economists would argue that multitasking generates negative externalities..."
Solution:
1) Call out the multitasker mid-task.
2) Find a new time to meet.
3) Physically disengage.
My Actions:
1) Come home, have dinner, tea, only then open up a laptop
2) Work/game in the evening, after 8pm
3) Schedule blocks of time at work to push projects through
HBR Multitasking's Real Victims
Problem:
"...But why is it that when we talk about multitasking, we focus exclusively on how it hurts the multitasker? The real cost isn't borne by this person at all. Rather, it's an annoying penalty that is unceremoniously dumped on everyone else. In this way, economists would argue that multitasking generates negative externalities..."
Solution:
1) Call out the multitasker mid-task.
2) Find a new time to meet.
3) Physically disengage.
My Actions:
1) Come home, have dinner, tea, only then open up a laptop
2) Work/game in the evening, after 8pm
3) Schedule blocks of time at work to push projects through