1. Focus? Why Do I Need
More Stinkin’ Focus?
Mike Gehard @mikegehard
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21. Context Switching
Unload current context
Load new context
Perform action on new context
Unload current context
Load old context
Perform action on old context
22. Context Switching
Unload current context
Load new context
Perform action on new context
Unload current context
Load old context
Perform action on old context
This context switching can cost you 20-40% of your
productivity
23. How do we counteract the
“fuzziness” of multitasking?
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33. Recap
Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
Close your eyes
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
Close your eyes
Take a 3-4 deep breaths through nose
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
Close your eyes
Take a 3-4 deep breaths through nose
Count inhales/exhales, 1..2..3 up to 10
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
Close your eyes
Take a 3-4 deep breaths through nose
Count inhales/exhales, 1..2..3 up to 10
When you get to 10 start over
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Find a place where you can be undisturbed
Sit up straight where ever comfortable
Start a timer
Close your eyes
Take a 3-4 deep breaths through nose
Count inhales/exhales, 1..2..3 up to 10
When you get to 10 start over
If you get distracted, start over at 1
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Your mileage may vary\n\nThink of this as a requirements gathering exercise.\n
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No that is not me\n\n
That is me...Blue river outside of Silverthorne in Summit County Colorado\n
Yoga practitioner and teacher.\n
Software developer\n
All of these things benefit from increased levels of focus\nAlso called in ‘in the zone’ \nHow many people think they are focused?\nHow many people could be more focused? \nWhy is focus important?\n\n
Our world has become increasingly about “multitasking” and increased sensory input.\n\n\n
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iphone/smart phones\n
Many studies showing that we are getting “dumber” because of the time/energy we are “wasting” on multitasking.\n\n\n
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Brain is like a computer, it can only perform one action at a time.\nIt creates the illusion of doing many things at once (aka multitasking) via context switching.\n\n
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One way I choose to practice focus is meditation.\nThere are many others.\nHow many people have meditated?\n
One way I choose to practice focus is meditation.\nThere are many others.\nHow many people have meditated?\n
One way I choose to practice focus is meditation.\nThere are many others.\nHow many people have meditated?\n
You can practice meditation anywhere\nLike in a room full of Rubyists\nLet’s try it now... 5-10 minute meditation\nEdge of seat\nSit up straight, hands in lap\nEyes closed\nNotice that you are breathing in and out through the nose\nBegin to count to 10. If you ever lose count, just start back at one.\nWhen you get to 10, start over again.\nIf you get distracted, simply notice that you got distracted and start counting again at 1.\n\n\n
Congrats you are all now experienced meditators...my job is done here. ;-)\n
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How do you get better...you do it...just do it.\n\nJust ease into it.\n\nTell story about reading cookbook and getting full from it...\n\n\n
We use our brains to solve problems when developing.\n
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many of us are great at l-brain stuff but find the r-brain stuff a little more challenging\n
many of us are great at l-brain stuff but find the r-brain stuff a little more challenging\n
many of us are great at l-brain stuff but find the r-brain stuff a little more challenging\n
many of us are great at l-brain stuff but find the r-brain stuff a little more challenging\n
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Remember that the brain can only do one thing at a time and since we are good at l-brain stuff it tends to take over.\n\nMeditation gives the dominant l-brain something to do while the r-brain gets a chance to do it’s thing.\n\n
You get a glimpse of this when you get that ah ha moment in the shower.\n