The Knowledge Worker - Attention capacity
Attention capacityExhaust your capacity to focus instead of unwisely wasting hours attempting to focus.ReflectionListening requires willpower, but flow states don't. Attention is a habit that is exercised in a variety of ways. Selective attention is when a person focuses on a single activity amidst many activities. Sustained attention is when a person focuses on an activity for a long period of time, an ability under attack by the attention economy. Alternating is used when switching back and forth between activities. And lastly, divided attention is attending a meeting and replying to emails. All are types of attention but expend very different types of cognitive energy. Each type of attention has a cognitive limit. Therefore, effective time management is a matter of understanding your own capacity for the type of work and allotting the appropriate amount of time to the task. Quote
ActionDiscover your capacity to pay attention. Notice how long you work at any given task before your mind wanders. Note that duration and use it when planning your day. Arrange your day to take advantage of the different types of attention and be careful not to stack too many similar tasks sequentially. Stagger the different types of attention as a way to cool down and recover. Use your own known capacity to set realistic goals and as a baseline that you’ll improve over time. Until next time, Josh Duffney Favorite-thing-of-the-week 🥰: Ego Depletion: Is the Active Self a Limited Resource? If you liked this post, why not share it? |
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