According to “Thinking, Fast and Slow” we have two ways of thinking. And we have some some control over which one is more active.
Category: Office work
Of context reconstruction
The topic of our own context switching is discussed in many places, even here. It is clear that you can either avoid such situations or improve context reconstruction techniques to handle multiple tasks. One question however remains: is our context always private? We are rarely working only on our own – and even in such… Continue reading Of context reconstruction
Unnoticed context switching
It is a common knowledge that context switching is not most-effective way of working. It feels good to do many things at the same time – but this is an illusion, kind of dope. Dopamine, to be precise: our brain simply releases this hormone upon completing small steps of each task. This does not translate… Continue reading Unnoticed context switching
The beauty of being different
For quite a long time I struggled to understand some coworkers. Despite working on the same goal I did not feel comfortable with the way they handled things – and this discomfort came from different perspectives, with a (post-factum) common denominator – they were focused on many different aspects and the goal itself was secondary.… Continue reading The beauty of being different
Uphill lesson for a office worker
“Strength is in a great measure question of nervous system efficiency while endurance is question of metabolism efficiency” – this sentence struck me during the lecture of “TRAINING FOR THE UPHILL ATHLETE”. Recently someone close to me had an encounter with a professional sharp knife and the specialist holding this knife happens to have his… Continue reading Uphill lesson for a office worker
