I spent last week “off the grid” on an island in Lake Michigan. No internet, no email, no cell phones. It was different, interesting, and strange. I was actually glad to get back to the grid. But the experience made me think. The major difference for me was that I stopped “multi-tasking”. Task switching, not…
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10 Best Posts of 2009
It’s that time of year — so here is my list of the 10 best posts from my blog in 2009. I chose the 10 that I believe have had the greatest impact/most thought provoking/most interest from my readers. #1: Dopamine Makes You Addicted to Seeking Information — I thought this was an interesting post…
7 Strategies to Replace Multi-Tasking
In a previous blog I talked about the research that shows that multi-tasking is not effective. (See 100 Things You Should Know About People: #7 — People Can’t Multi-Task) So if multi-tasking is not effective what should you do? How do you effectively cope with all the input and distractions you have in your life,…
100 Things You Should Know About People: #7 — You Actually Can’t Multi-Task
I know it’s popular to think that you are multi-tasking, but the research is clear that people actually can’t multi-task, with one specific exception. One thing at a time – For many years the psychology research has shown that people can only attend to one task at a time. Let me be even more specific….
100 Things You Should Know about People: #1– You Have “Inattention Blindness”
I’ve decided to start a series called 100 Things You Should Know about People. As in: 100 things you should know if you are going to design an effective and persuasive website, web application or software application. Or maybe just 100 things that everyone should know about humans! The order that I’ll present these 100…