September 25th, 2009
The System 281: Singletasking
Do you ever singletask anymore?
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September 25th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Who surfs the internet at work…. really?
Maybe I should get back to work. T.T;
September 25th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Ah, you younguns, back in the time before the Stone Age, we actually did single-task because our only diversions were magazines and newspapers and in the infant stage of cubes, our phone conversations could all be overheard. So, we really couldn't look productive surreptiously.
The only diversions we had were going to the cafeteria (if your office was lucky enough to have one) to grab coffee (no, we couldn't stay there) or to appear as if we had an intestinal problem and spend time in the restrooms. (Yes, even back then guys considered it the "reading room", but there was only so much time women could spend "fixing their makeup".)
I have to admit though, I don't know that it improved our productivity. I mean, how much time can you really spend on a single task?
September 25th, 2009 at 6:30 pm
Singletasking? What is this madness?
September 25th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
It seems like the internet connection here is trying to teach me a lesson by only going out when I actually need it for work. Like I'll be in the middle of a file transfer and *poof!* its out. But reading an entire webcomic archive? No problem!
Not sure what its trying to teach me, but its something alright.
September 25th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I can't singletask when I'm not dicking around on the internet…. I have to have something to distract half my brain so the other half functions at a normal speed…
September 25th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
I like the multitasker in the last panel.
September 27th, 2009 at 2:41 am
grasshopper, you lack discipline!! single tasking tasks discipline.
September 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
this is grand, have been some studies showing, especially with the current youth, their excessive multitasking is both damaging their memory, not to mention each of the tasks they are carrying out is done poorly.
September 28th, 2009 at 11:06 am
huh? Humm…That would explain a lot of things…
September 28th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
Now what am I going to do while my computer does that hour glass thing?
September 28th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
It's funny 'cause I'm reading this instead of working.
October 27th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
I singletask all the time… it's just that the single task I'm doing is dicking around on the internet. Ah, the joys of working remotely from home, with the work computer in a separate window!
March 9th, 2010 at 7:27 pm
Singletasking. Wow. I must be older than dirt. Back in the day that was called "focusing" People focused on their work to get the job done..
March 15th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
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August 31st, 2010 at 7:19 am
Singletasking – Such a great topic to discuss.Thanks for sharing.