Comments on: The Most for Your Minute

By: Fawn

Fawn — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:19:11 +0000

So true, yet so difficult to actually do. It is easier to procrastinate on doing the tough, and often more important, tasks. Thanks for the article!

By: Ola

Ola — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:48:34 +0000

LOVE this post and the simulation. Had not heard it before. Your statement about picking our optimal time of day really is indiividual. My best is pretty much between 11 am – 4 pm.

“A task out of place (like trying to read a dense report when you are exhausted) can easily take twice as long as a task placed optimally in your day.”
Quote is absolutely true – so why is it so hard for us to remember this?!!

Please keep up what you are doing!!

Blessings, Ola

By: Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:32:34 +0000

Productivity/prioritisation comes up often – always stretching the minute, but I like it!

By: Susan Redmon

Susan Redmon — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:42:07 +0000

Thanks for posting “The Order of Tasks” again. It’s a great simulation and one that needs to be repeated occasionally as a reminder that the order of tasks is critical to success.

By: Dave @ 30 Days At A Time

Dave @ 30 Days At A Time — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:33:57 +0000

That simulation seems like a good metaphor for prioritizing tasks. It can be helpful to get the quick things out of the way first so you can make progress on the slower tasks, given that each has similar importance. Not an excuse to do simple but meaningless things, but rather a reason to focus on getting important, but less time-consuming tasks, out of the way first.

By: Artur Paikin

Artur Paikin — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 20:45:23 +0000

Nice one, thanks!

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:16:23 +0000

Roger–I’m glad you liked the post. The first time I ran into this simulation they gave you a bunch of extra information about the individuals. One had young children at home, one was a drug addict, etc. The point was to distract you from the fact that there was a win-win solution for everyone and focus on who had to lose (in this case die).

By: Roger

Roger — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 18:05:36 +0000

Thanks for the advice on how to order your tasks to be more productive. When I read the simulation, I had though of a solution that hinged more on morality/ethics than on actual logic.

I did send the old man up the ladder last, not because then he wouldn’t drown, but because he had the least to lose if he had drowned given that he’s lived his life already. In that sense, another tip may be to remember to prioritize your tasks based on importance as well.