Scaling Yourself

Discover strategies for managing information overload and increasing personal productivity in this 29-minute conference talk from GOTO Aarhus 2012. Learn about the Standard Law of Scale, emotional bankruptcy, and the difference between efficiency and effectiveness. Explore techniques for triage, defining work, and distinguishing between important and urgent tasks. Gain insights on communication, managing psychic weight, and dealing with data streams including email. Understand the impact of interruptions and multitasking on productivity. Dive into practical methods like the Pomodoro Technique and strategies for reducing mental clutter. Apply these concepts to scale yourself effectively in an increasingly information-dense world.

Introduction
Standard Law of Scale
Emotional Bankruptcy
Danger Signs
Efficiency vs Effectiveness
Triage
Define Work
Drop
Important vs Urgent
The mouse analogy
Communication is fault tolerant
Psychic weight
Being Busy
Data streams
Email
Answer Email
keystrokes
Pomodoro Technique
Interruptions
Multitasking
Multitasking on
Mental clutter
Homework