Re:Why Working On Tasks In Parallel is A Pipe Dream
by prknight on Saturday April 02, 2011 @03:09PM
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+1
not to mention that some people just do better when they have more than one project running concurrently.
A contrary approach to working non-parallel is the little and often philosophy (Mark Forster talks about this in his time management books). Working on big projects in small chunks, but with great regularity.
Personally I only switch to a strictly 'serial' approach when I'm faced with a deadline, I'm in a zone or when I'm feeling stubborn about getting something solved. The problem with serial mode is that it tends to reduce quality and drains energy to an extent.
not to mention that some people just do better when they have more than one project running concurrently.
A contrary approach to working non-parallel is the little and often philosophy (Mark Forster talks about this in his time management books). Working on big projects in small chunks, but with great regularity.
Personally I only switch to a strictly 'serial' approach when I'm faced with a deadline, I'm in a zone or when I'm feeling stubborn about getting something solved. The problem with serial mode is that it tends to reduce quality and drains energy to an extent.