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  • A little time pressure while working on your tasks helps to reduce 'attention residue'

    Time pressure can have a surprisingly positive effect on our productivity, especially when it comes to reducing ‘attention residue’. Attention residue occurs when we struggle to completely let go of our thoughts from a completed task, making it harder to fully concentrate on the next task. Research has shown that when people complete a task under high time pressure, they experience less attention residue. This is because the urgency and focus associated with time pressure help us to fully direct our attention to the task and let go of it more easily after completion.

    While time pressure can sometimes be stressful, it can also be a useful tool to improve our productivity. It helps us stay focused and prevents us from dwelling on thoughts about completed tasks. This means we can switch between tasks more quickly and effectively, ultimately leading to higher overall efficiency and better performance.

    Related:

    • Before you start (a task, a work session, a project…), set a time budget
    • Avoid excessive task switching to increase efficiency
    • Link the desired behavior to a clear signal
    • Attempting to do two or more attention-demanding tasks simultaneously reduces productivity
    • Workers lose 9% of their time at work by toggling roughly 1200 times per day between applications and websites
    • Although time pressure makes us work faster, it does not automatically mean we work better
    • The human mind and brain lack the architecture to perform multiple tasks simultaneously
    → 3:12 PM, Jul 25

  • A rough day 🚗

    → 9:23 PM, Jul 21

  • The moments in which my life is the most interesting are also the moments in which I absolutely don’t think about capturing and sharing.

    → 10:12 PM, Jul 20

  • 📸 In the black forest, part 2

    Houses in Schiltach
    → 3:19 PM, Jul 20

  • 📸 In the black forest, part 1

    Black forest view
    → 3:17 PM, Jul 20

  • Get a life

    → 8:37 PM, Jul 18

  • 📸 Now this is how you take a coffee break

    Coffee, a sandwich and my iPad on the table in the patio
    → 10:05 AM, Jul 9

  • My rule: if you publish a text about “The science behind XXX” or “XXX according to science” you should always link to the corresponding scientific references.

    → 6:58 PM, Jul 7

  • Messy work environments have no effect on either creativity or executive functions

    On one hand, some studies suggest that messy spaces can stimulate creativity. A 2013 study from the University of Minnesota showed that people working in messy rooms were more likely to come up with creative ideas than those in tidy offices. This may mean that a chaotic environment helps to think differently and come up with new ideas.

    On the other hand, there are also studies that say messy places do not affect how well you can think. Research shows that the amount of clutter in a workspace has no effect on things like planning, attention, and problem-solving. This means that, although a messy environment may promote creativity, it does not directly impact how well you think.

    Ultimately, it seems that the effect of a messy workplace depends on personal preference. Some people are inspired by clutter, while others work better in a tidy space. It is important to discover which environment suits you best, as there is no clear answer to whether clutter affects creativity or cognitive ability.

    Related:

    • People with a wandering mind (ADHD) are motivated by actions that captivate, create, compete, or complete
    • Sorting emails into folders wastes a lot of time; use one archive folder and search for emails when you need them instead
    • Physical cues affect our state of mind and can be used to switch between different productive modes
    • Working slower promotes deeper thinking processes and better results
    • When starting a new habit, routine, or project, it is important to consider the future maintenance costs that may arise
    • Scatterfocus
    → 5:49 PM, Jul 7

  • This morning I gave my personal site some 💝.

    First I updated the My Tools page with my new iPhone and my current favourite audio plugins.

    Then I spent half an hour tweaking the design of the site. Of course, the changes are so tiny that no casual visitor would ever notice. But I do notice, and that is important.

    → 1:59 PM, Jul 7

  • About time: I updated my Now page.

    → 7:24 PM, Jul 5

  • Finished reading: Training From the Back of the Room! by Sharon L. Bowman 📚

    I took a lot of great ideas from this book to make our workshops even more interactive. Recommended reading for all trainers and teachers.

    → 11:56 AM, Jul 5

  • Sí que tens temps, encara que és un recurs que està mal distribuït (igual que els diners).

    (Re)plantejar la qüestió del temps és, en realitat, (re)plantejar els models de treball, de salut, d’educació, d’alimentació, de mobilitat, de consum, de reforma horària…
    Sergi Picazo https://www.elcritic.cat/opinio/sergi-picazo/no-tinc-temps-132921
    → 8:03 AM, Jul 5

  • 📸 Nos encanta que los planes salgan bien

    Equipo KENSO
    → 4:23 PM, Jun 30

  • When was the last time you took an hour just to be with your thoughts?

    → 1:28 PM, Jun 30

  • When capturing information, give context by specifying why this note is important

    Storing information is super important for knowledge management, but you also need to understand why you’re keeping it. By clearly writing down why your notes are important, you immediately give them context and meaning. This not only helps you remember the information better but also makes it much easier to recall why you found it important later on. Adding a simple “motive” field to your notes can really help. This ensures you pause to consider why you’re keeping something, leading to more conscious knowledge management.

    Documenting your motive also helps you handle information with less stress and more focus. You become more aware of what you store and why, which improves your overall knowledge management. By using this approach, you can not only organize your notes better but also extract much more value from all the information you gather.

    Related:

    • Writing is the best medium for deep thinking
    • Capture your mind wandering while reading; get into a conversation with the author
    → 4:54 PM, Jun 27

  • Currently reading: The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris 📚

    → 2:59 PM, Jun 27

  • Finished reading: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 📚

    In current times, this is a very necessary book (with could have been a lot shorter).

    My main takeaway: I am already quite a digital minimalist, but could focus on having more conversations.

    → 7:50 AM, Jun 27

  • After listening to the Micro Monday interview with @sod, I added the Conversation on Micro.blog plugin to my site.

    Now, if you have a Micro.blog account (you have one, don’t you?) and you want to comment on a post you found on my site, you have an easy link to take you to the conversation.

    → 11:52 AM, Jun 22

  • I made it! Mythic level in MTGA.

    → 11:01 AM, Jun 21

  • This resonated with me:

    The difference between things and events is that things persist in time; events have a limited duration. A stone is a prototypical “thing”: we can ask ourselves where it will be tomorrow. Conversely, a kiss is an “event.” It makes no sense to ask where the kiss will be tomorrow. The world is made up of networks of kisses, not of stones.
    Shane Parrish https://fs.blog/creating-love/

    Most ‘things’ in life — this blog, our house, yes, even my life itself, are actually events. Like kisses.

    → 10:08 AM, Jun 11

  • I wish MTGA had an option to quickly copy my opponent’s deck after a game.

    → 4:24 PM, Jun 10

  • Currently reading: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport 📚

    → 11:26 AM, Jun 10

  • Finished reading: Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker PhD 📚

    This book made it clear to me how my (bad) sleeping habbits are affecting my quality of life. I really should sleep more hours!

    (Reseña en español para los miembros de KENSO Círculo)

    → 11:25 AM, Jun 10

  • I love this idea to schedule your “Uh Oh” moments:

    Have you ever had a moment where you look at the state of your work and feel, "uh oh, I'm already halfway through my timeline, and I haven't made as much progress as I should have"?

    These are your "uh oh" moments.

    Rahul Chowdhury https://hulry.com/delivering-projects-on-time/
    → 7:39 AM, Jun 10
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