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thef0x · 01-01-2007, 05:23 AM

When I doing a task, I will focus all my attention on that task only.

Do One Thing At A Time

This is the biggest principle I hope to use during the coming 2007 year.

I think this is the #1 productivity principle.

Thoughts?

I'd like to write an article about this.

Steve, I would appreciate your input because I haven't heard specifically about this from you.

John Hill · 01-02-2007, 04:12 AM

If you are going to focus all your attention on only one task at a time I definitely think that is a good plan for 2007 like you say. One thing I would do to ensure more creativity and better productivity when doing this would be to plan relatively short bursts of your attention each time you work on a particular goal. How long each period of specific focus will last for would be dependant on your own personal attention span and the time of day. In the morning after a solid nights sleep and a good breakfast your attention span would probably be twice as long as it would be in the late afternoon after a full day of activity.

Cheers,
John

moviestar · 01-08-2007, 09:15 AM

Seems like Zen. The whole teaching of Zen is saying that you must just do one thing at a time.

bollenbach · 01-08-2007, 02:15 PM

hmmm... this is interesting.

I think it's cool to focus on one thing at a time.

But at the same time... you want to still be able to do a lot of different things at once!

but it's good to do things well

.

Dating Specialist · 01-08-2007, 03:10 PM

This is something I've had trouble with.

But when I really experimented with that, I find my productivity increased significantly!

I just have to learn how to control my mind from drifting to the other things that needed to be done while I'm on a task.

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01-02-2007, 04:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
John Hill Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 241	If you are going to focus all your attention on only one task at a time I definitely think that is a good plan for 2007 like you say. One thing I would do to ensure more creativity and better productivity when doing this would be to plan relatively short bursts of your attention each time you work on a particular goal. How long each period of specific focus will last for would be dependant on your own personal attention span and the time of day. In the morning after a solid nights sleep and a good breakfast your attention span would probably be twice as long as it would be in the late afternoon after a full day of activity. Cheers, John

01-08-2007, 09:15 AM	#3 (permalink)
moviestar Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 145	Seems like Zen. The whole teaching of Zen is saying that you must just do one thing at a time.

01-08-2007, 02:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
bollenbach Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 38	hmmm... this is interesting. I think it's cool to focus on one thing at a time. But at the same time... you want to still be able to do a lot of different things at once! but it's good to do things well .

01-08-2007, 03:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
Dating Specialist Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore - The Garden City! Posts: 355	This is something I've had trouble with. But when I really experimented with that, I find my productivity increased significantly! I just have to learn how to control my mind from drifting to the other things that needed to be done while I'm on a task.

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