Comments on: A fine distinction about Multitasking http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2009/11/a-fine-distinction-about-multitasking/ Insight, debate and solutions for restoring productivity and work/life balance in this age of Infoglut Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The shifting perception of the acceptable at Challenge Information Overload http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2009/11/a-fine-distinction-about-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-950 The shifting perception of the acceptable at Challenge Information Overload Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:57:21 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=70#comment-950 [...] don’t get me started on the implied multitasking! Share [...] [...] don’t get me started on the implied multitasking! Share [...]

]]> By: Nathan Zeldes http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2009/11/a-fine-distinction-about-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Nathan Zeldes Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:53:27 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=70#comment-15 True, Boaz, though there is much to be said in favor of SMS and IM as immediate channels that are less disruptive than a phone call. True, Boaz, though there is much to be said in favor of SMS and IM as immediate channels that are less disruptive than a phone call.

]]> By: Boaz Rahat http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/2009/11/a-fine-distinction-about-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Boaz Rahat Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17:34 +0000 http://information-overload.nzeldes.com/blog/?p=70#comment-14 I can breath a sigh of relief. Maybe I am instinctively doing the right thing. I allow only so many communication channels to be open to me, thereby limiting disturbances (=preemptive task switches). Only email and phone - no chat; no twitter. It is important to cover communication of different immediacies - email is of a minutes/hours/days immediacy, and phone is immediate. There is no need for aditional avenues of the same immediacy to be open for disturbing me. I can breath a sigh of relief. Maybe I am instinctively doing the right thing.

I allow only so many communication channels to be open to me, thereby limiting disturbances (=preemptive task switches). Only email and phone – no chat; no twitter.

It is important to cover communication of different immediacies – email is of a minutes/hours/days immediacy, and phone is immediate. There is no need for aditional avenues of the same immediacy to be open for disturbing me.

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