tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post3024744167342693824..comments2023-12-15T23:33:59.034-06:00Comments on Cary Millsap: Multitasking: Productivity KillerCary Millsaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-1765947458421823562009-07-24T16:59:01.976-05:002009-07-24T16:59:01.976-05:00Jared, if you read my statement you will notice th...Jared, if you read my statement you will notice that I did not say Cary's article was invaluable but my comment - stating nothing more than agreement.roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724179181550310220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-40190035420902876672009-07-16T07:24:06.605-05:002009-07-16T07:24:06.605-05:00I think success at multi-tasking depends on person...I think success at multi-tasking depends on personality type. On the MBTI, Ps, who can contrate very well on one subject, prefer to deal with more than one thing at once. Js are quite the opposite. Informal studies show there to be approximately the same amount of Js and Ps (Ps are actually very slightly more common).<br /><br />It in my contention that Oracle DBAs are usually Js, because the database is all about rules. Even the Ps act like Js to some extent here.Brian Tkatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11320700842381820277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-23572971626137990082009-07-15T15:58:07.056-05:002009-07-15T15:58:07.056-05:00Bad bad bad is absolutely right. Context switches ...Bad bad bad is absolutely right. Context switches on our machines are expensive, too, by the way. Just not 15 minutes a pop.Cary Millsaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697498718050285274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-61586653523632555972009-07-15T15:50:54.455-05:002009-07-15T15:50:54.455-05:00there is no such thing as multi-tasking. well, i ...there is no such thing as multi-tasking. well, i can walk and chew gum at the same time (barely), but i cannot design one project and code something else at the same time. it's either or.<br /><br />i might have 5 things on my plate, but i work on them one at a time, even if it's just 10 minutes on each one (sans distractions of course).<br /><br />i am not oracle, i cannot run in parallel, i must context switch. bad bad bad. ;)oraclenerdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412013306950057961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-31571899397314939552008-07-25T16:43:00.000-05:002008-07-25T16:43:00.000-05:00For all of us who hate (human) multitasking, here ...For all of us who hate (human) multitasking, here there is a good interview on distraction<BR/><BR/>http://www.pointofinquiry.org/maggie_jackson_distracted_the_erosion_of_attention_and_the_coming_dark_age/Improbablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00082872119621859689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-67008040920518508462008-07-05T13:25:00.000-05:002008-07-05T13:25:00.000-05:00Todd Duncan has a great book called Time Traps on ...Todd Duncan has a great book called <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Time-Traps-Strategies-Swamped-Salespeople/dp/0785263233/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1215282145&sr=1-2" REL="nofollow">Time Traps</A> on this topic. He suggests setting specific blocks of time in each day for "communication" (e-mail, phone messages, chat). Outside those blocks of time, when you are getting your most productive work done, turn those communication channels off.Kurt Grausteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01580896621506804233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-19924113032827718062008-07-03T07:47:00.000-05:002008-07-03T07:47:00.000-05:00This comment caught my eye: “Workers distracted by...This comment caught my eye: “Workers distracted by e-mail and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers.” So does she mean "Workers distracted by e-mail and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in workers who were smoking marijuana.”? Or was she comparing the average worker with the average pot smoker? How did they test this? Where did they test this? i guess at some university somewhere, shouldn't be a problem to find a population to test on there. And what about hasj smokers?jan van mourikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002917626652330373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-15547689309896184982008-07-02T16:01:00.000-05:002008-07-02T16:01:00.000-05:00I will go along with Robert - I couldn't agree mor...I will go along with Robert - I couldn't agree more.<BR/><BR/>I will disagree with Robert on the value of the post however. If enough comments like this appear it shows that many people have been thinking along the same lines.<BR/><BR/>Multitasking (for humans) has always been a myth, and I personally have always disliked being asked/forced to do more than one thing at a time, for the reasons stated in the many recent articles on it.<BR/><BR/>When the term multi-tasking started being used in relation to computers (time sharing), computers didn't actually multi-task.<BR/><BR/>They just performed tasks very quickly and the CPU was relinquished for another task.<BR/><BR/>That's probably not news for many readers of this blog. It's also no longer entirely accurate with modern microprocessors, but that doesn't relate to the human CPU.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187267459019576469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-28995311135884643392008-07-02T05:06:00.000-05:002008-07-02T05:06:00.000-05:00There is a perfect analogy in Oracle. We all know ...There is a perfect analogy in Oracle. We all know calling PL/SQL function from SQL is harmful to performance, due to the context switches between the engines. <BR/>Multi-tasking incurs similar context switch cost that harms human performance/productivity.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533014286942533085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2954359812249072053.post-11747052450885030992008-07-02T03:04:00.000-05:002008-07-02T03:04:00.000-05:00Although I hate this kind of comment because it do...Although I hate this kind of comment because it does not add anything valuable...<BR/><BR/>I could not agree more. Unfortunately management thinks we need to be working on tons of things in parallel...roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01724179181550310220noreply@blogger.com