Do you think having real-time information is more helpful than getting a single end of day report?
When I was studying computer systems they taught us about why computers hang – you know when everything just stops working.
This happens when you’ve got too many things open. Run enough processes, open enough windows, ask the computer to do too much – and it will freeze.
This is because computers do one thing at a time but switch between them quickly.
So, the computer switches to a task, loads everything into memory, and then runs out of time, so it stops, and loads the next thing in. And it keeps doing this – loading in information but never actually having the time to process it – so nothing gets done.
The way to solve this is by reducing the number of interrupts. Close things down. Reduce how much switching you need to do.
We don’t get letters through the post much, but it’s the difference between getting the post and checking your phone. You are on your phone constantly – but nothing really happens of much value. The post comes once a day, and you deal with it then – leaving the rest of the time free to focus on work.
Monitoring something like your carbon numbers once a day, for example, is enough to give you a sense of where you are and if you’re on track or need to do more.
The solution to overwhelm, is to do less – preferably one thing at a time.
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