At the end of last week I mentioned I would be working on Information Architecture. And indeed I am. Here is my first draft for Taskly's site map. I do appreciate some comments on this as it is the absolute first time I ever try doing a site map. I do hope I can learn more about Information Architecture in the coming days with "Information Architecture for the Web and Beyond" that should arrive in my mailbox very soon :)
The features for the first release are all there. I am one step closer from making Taskly a reality.
For this week I would like to focus (if I manage) on the Focus Feature I would like to implement in Taskly. I find it hard to focus and get stuff done without interruptions. I am not the only one in this era of smartphones and social media. We are hooked and always expecting something to happen.
The aim of the Focus mode in Taskly is to avoid a maximum of interruptions during a certain period of time. By blocking browser notifications or other notifications from other running apps, the user can have a predefined time window of focus. His own focus time. Once completed, the focus mode can advise the user to do something else, like check Facebook o show him what is next on his task list.- everything could be defined by the user himself.
The psychology behind this is that self-interruptions are better than external interruptions.
If the user decides that he wants to do something else rather than working on the project and then come back to it, the time needed to refocus will be smaller than if he got interrupted by an unexpected text message or popup on his computer. Focus mode could also block messages from other members of the project within Taskly.
I have selected two Ted Talks that mention the productivity issues people are facing nowadays.
The first one, from Tristan Harris, a design thinker and philosopher where one of the things he mentions is actually the difference between self and external interruptions. And much more... check it out!
The second video is from Jason Friend, the foudner of the Basecamp task management App.
Jason is controversial about work and distractions at work. In a somewhat accurate and funny talk, he gives very good examples on how to improve our focus times and times without interruptions at work.
That is if for this week! I do hope you enjoyed the talks, I do believe this is a the battle a lot of professionals out there are fighting and we need to find a way to take back our time by using it in a more productive manner.
Next week I will be talking about Copywriting, SEO and more.
See you then!
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