who moved my brain? revaluing time & attention (4/10 edition)
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Time and attention are a knowledge worker’s most precious and irreplaceable natural resources. And, yet, most of us find our lives riddled with attention leaks that sap hours from every week. What can we do to understand where those leaks are coming from? And how we can start to command greater respect for time and attention — as well as ensuring that we respect that of our colleagues?TRANSCRIPT
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HELLO.
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WHO MOVED MY BRAIN?
REVALUING TIME & ATTENTION
MERLIN MANN43FOLDERS.COM
Who Moved My Brain? by Merlin Mann is ©2010 Merlin Mann.It is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License.Based on a work at www.43folders.com.
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MIKEMULEDESIGN.COM
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YOU ARE A
BARGAIN.BIG
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YEAH.BUT, WHY?
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KNOWLEDGE WORKIS MOSTLY
IN YOUR HEAD
INVISIBLE&
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KNOWLEDGEWHUH, NOW?
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BLACK BOX CAREER
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{ } (thing you do)
specsmeetings
emailpizzaetc.
FlawlessWork
plop!
Great j
ob!
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REMEMBER
RICHARDSCARRY?
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Copyright © Random House, Inc.
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Copyright © Random House, Inc.
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Copyright © Random House, Inc.
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Copyright © Random House, Inc.
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Copyright © Random House, Inc.
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(A DRAMATIZATION)
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EXHIBIT A
BERRY WATSON, CA. 1976
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GRANDPA’S JOB
1933 19661940 1950 1960
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Boss
Grandpa
Deadbeat Deadbeat Deadbeat
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Main Boss
Other Boss
You
Tech Committee
That MarketingPerson
HR Committee
SecondaryTeam
ProgrammingPartner
PrimaryTeam
Old Bosswith Questions
Sr. EngineerWho Hates You
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OPPORTUNITY COST
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∞
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SELFISH?
HARD-LY.
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FINITE TIME,FINITE ATTENTION
Concept: Joel Spolsky / JoelOnSoftware.com
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SO?
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FIVE PATTERNS(THINGS THAT TEND TO WORK)
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FIVE PATTERNS
1 Identify Leaks
2 Govern Access
3 Minimize Notifications
4 Work in Dashes
5 Renegotiate
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IDENTIFY LEAKS
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GOVERN ACCESS
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WHO GETS ACCESS NOW?
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MINIMIZE NOTIFICATIONS
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“DING!”
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WORK IN DASHES
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TRAINING:10/50 DASH
10 min Collect & Process
50 min Work
10 min Collect & Process
Etc...
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RENEGOTIATE
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QUALIFYING “YES”
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• Kinda• Maybe• Later
• A Little
QUALIFYING “YES”
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FIVE PATTERNS
1 Identify Leaks
2 Govern Access
3 Minimize Notifications
4 Work in Dashes
5 Renegotiate
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HERE’S YOU: OK, GENIUS,SO, WHO DIDMOVE MY BRAIN?
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HERE’S ME: ANYONE WHOMYOU’VE LETMOVE YOUR BRAIN.
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BE A DAD
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THANKS.
(NOW, YOU.)
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REALLY. THANKS.
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WHO MOVED MY BRAIN?
REVALUING TIME & ATTENTION
MERLIN MANN43FOLDERS.COM
Who Moved My Brain? by Merlin Mann is ©2010 Merlin Mann.It is licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License.Based on a work at www.43folders.com.