The future tasks matter, but so do the current tasks, and yet in order to execute the next task, a sacrifice is made to current productivity.
On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 1:25 PM, Max Binder <[email protected]> wrote: > Clarification: > > When I get into "busy mode" I always focus and give priority to the future >> task. It's about getting through the whole day as opposed to focusing on >> the task at hand. So not exactly context switching, and not exactly tunnel >> vision--something in between both. >> >> It's the feeling of constantly saying "I have five minutes to do this and >> as soon is this is over, I'll have seven minutes to do this next thing, and >> I can begin prepping for that by doing x instead of y." >> >> I'm blind to what's going on because I have to focus on what is going to >> happen. >> >> It stresses me out instead of making me feel like I'm accomplishing >> anything. >> > > I paraphrased it as "you focus less on the current task because the next > task is always distracting you." > > I looked up "short termism" and I think it is kind of like the opposite of > that. Where "short termism" is essentially sacrificing long term for short > term gain (tech debt), this is sacrificing short term "presentness" by > context-switching on future tasks (not current ones). > > Relatedly, speedy meeetings FTW. > > "The thick of thin things" is also related, focusing on prioritizing, but > I'm not sure it's quite what this is. > > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 9:33 AM, Kevin Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> It doesn't sound the same as Endless Deathmarch, but I don't feel like I >> really understand the question yet. Can you elaborate on "always >> prepping for the next thing" aka "future blindness"? >> >> >> >> Kevin Smith >> Agile Coach, Wikimedia Foundation >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Max Binder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> A question came to me from a friend, and I thought I'd pose it here for >>> discussion: >>> >>> Question for a scrum master: I know you call "multi-tasking" the far >>>> more accurate "context-switching," but do you have a real term for what I >>>> can only call "future blindness"? It isn't exactly tunnel vision that I've >>>> been having because I do think broadly (just not of the present) and my >>>> focus shifts all the time. But this always prepping for the next thing is >>>> driving me into ground. I need to call it something so that I can identify >>>> it, label it, and master it. >>>> >>> >>> Anyone know of any existing term to research? Kevin's kanban "Endless >>> Deathmarch" maybe? >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> teampractices mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/teampractices >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> teampractices mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/teampractices >> >> >
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