Multitasking is the fastest way to mediocrity
Quick, little post over at SIgnal v. Noise, where Jason realizes that his organizational systems have fallen into disarray recently. Using his words to paraphrase his post’s title, “Things suck when you don’t give them your full attention”.
“If you want to do great work, focus on one thing at a time. Finish it and move on to the next thing. It means some things aren’t going to get done as fast as some people may want. It means some people aren’t going to get your full attention for a while. But doing a bunch of crappy work, or making a bunch of poorly considered decisions just to get through the pile isn’t worth it.”
(I’m linking to this primarily because I’m only now getting my own blogging act together, after some of the busiest work weeks I’ve ever had, though the reason I haven’t been blogging is that I’ve had no choice but to focus on the work at hand.)
