Comments on: Focus is Foolish: Why Entrepreneurs Must Minimize Multitask Overhead

By: Jeremy Hanks

Jeremy Hanks — Mon, 01 May 2006 03:26:04 +0000

You for sure need to be nimble and move fast as an entrepreneur. My days are a continuous micro-chunk fest if you will. I understand what the people who work for me do, and I put in my 2-cents on top of their responsibilities and let them go get it done. However, I also agree with Cesar’s comment. You need to find dedicated non-multitasking blocks of time where you focus on one type of thing and one thing only. For the projects that you do yourself that tend to be like those of the people who focus on one thing and who work for you, you need focused time. Otherwise, entrepreneurs and our inherent ADD make that type of project pretty difficult to complete.

By: Cesar Gonzalez

Cesar Gonzalez — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 04:33:02 +0000

I struggle with this on a daily basis, but I have found that rather than microchunking, it might make more sense to macro-chunk. When you sit down to write code, just write code. When you answer email, just answer email, and while you’re at, answer all of it. When you plan to be on the phone, then get through your phone calls list. Otherwise, keep your phone on silent while you actually work. People don’t mind leaving a message if they know you’ll get back to them.

By: CompanyCounselor

CompanyCounselor — Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:28:44 +0000

James Baratz of http://www.spiritrock.org recently gave a talk on the benefits of unitasking. He states that when people multitask they are not as mindful of what they are doing and thereby do not enjoy as much of the moments in life.