I don’t know if this happens to you, but I find it very difficult to start an important task, and when I finally start, I enter a very fragile state of flow. It’s precisely the 5-minute tasks that disrupt my productivity because stopping what I’m doing means I have to start all over again to be productive in what’s important. I feel that when I start something, what I need is for nothing and no one to interrupt me…what do you think?
I agree…
I agree with Linnorama. Yes & no. It depends on what's going on. If I'm doing an important task then no distractions! But often I get stuck overdoing something simple & wasting time so at these times, I need something to snap me out of the hyperfocus.
Yea and no. If I'm already doing something I should be doing, I certainly don't want to be interrupted by other quick tasks. But if I'm not busy with something sensible, the motto of doing things that takes less than 5 minutes right away is perfect!
I totally am that way.
thanks for feedback, we gonna review all of them
Agreed!! Got promoted to mgmt this year and this is the new normal. I’m a scattered mess. And then remember important things undone on my commute home. Hoping Numo helps
Agree
I agree and I think this is why I often don’t even start an important because I psych myself out thinking I won’t be free of distractions and won’t enter the flow state if conditions aren’t “perfect.”
I agree. When this happens at work, I make a note of what/who interrupted me and try to remember to mark the time when I get back to my original tasks, or if I'm unable to do it. It helps me track who most interrupts me so I watch out for then and set boundaries and helps me see if the interruptions actually helped me get my tasks done, after.
