Friday, October 28, 2005

Care-O-Meter Version 2

Well version 1 of the Care-O-Meter worked and gave me a glimpse into how my productivity can skyrocket. It has forced me to stay on the case and focus on what I *really* need to be doing. This is helping but changes are needed already. The first problem is there is too much information coming through. The Care-O-Meter is listing too many incoming tasks and bugs. The number one design objective of The Goo is to help manage cognitive load:

Seven Bugs + Seven Tasks = Buffer Blowout

So this is going to change.

But then comes the next questions: how many tasks? bugs? which bug is more worthy? why? The importance rank helps, but ultimately I want to choose to do what I 'feel' like doing. The Care-O-Meter should act as a guide not a task master. This is where the 'emotional' part comes in. What do you *feel* like doing next? Stay tuned for Care-O-Meter version 2 ...

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