The Scourge of Multitasking with Ben Day
You can't multitask! Carl and Richard talk about the myth and scourge of multitasking, which has been proven again and again to not actually work. Ben talks about how the human brain is not that different from a microcomputer CPU - the context shifts involved in multitasking are expensive, and if you do too much of it, you spend all your time switching contexts, rather than actually getting work done. The conversation digs into all sorts of good discussion around productivity, but first and foremost, it is about getting things done - focus on one task until you're finished, then move on!
Guests:
Ben Day
Benjamin Day is a consultant and trainer specializing in software best practices using Scrum with Microsoft’s DevOps tools. Ben’s main areas of emphasis include Team Foundation Server, Scrum, software testing, and software architecture. He is a Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP, a certified Scrum trainer via Scrum.org, and a speaker at conferences such as TechEd and VSLive. When not developing software, Ben’s been known to go running and sea kayaking in order to balance out his love of cheese, cured meats, and champagne. His online courses are available at http://www.pluralsight.com. He can be contacted via http://www.benday.com.
Links:
- Smallest .NET http://smallestdotnet.com/
- So Good They Can't Ignore You http://calnewport.com/books/so-good/
- BenDay http://www.benday.com/
- Multitasking Study http://www.apa.org/research/action/multitask.aspx
- The Power of Full Engagement http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/68985.The_Power_of_Full_Engagement
- Mythical Man Month https://archive.org/details/mythicalmanmonth00fred
- The Phoenix Project http://itrevolution.com/books/phoenix-project-devops-book/