Mardi Gras is such a fun reminder that...

Mardi Gras is such a fun reminder that as much as AI is awesome and is reshaping how we do work, there's so much that AI won't be replacing anytime soon. " "" "That said, while productivity is accelerating right now, I'm reminded of a key skill that I've always leaned on and feel is becoming ever more critical: the ability to multitask. " "" "A good amount of research shows that when you multitask, you do worse at each of the things you're switching between, but there's mounting evidence that multitasking isn't all bad. " "" "Especially with work environments requiring more task switching and the ability to get more done with less, doing a couple of things simultaneously is becoming more critical. As a Senior Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn, I have a lot of meetings throughout my day, and while I need to be present at all the ones I join, I'm not driving all of them. " "" "For the ones where I can primarily listen, I can very easily get some coding work done, especially when I've already thought through what I want to do before the meeting. It's just a question of making the change, running the build, and quickly identifying what to change again, as the build inevitably fails for a plethora of potential reasons. " "" "You can't multitask everything. I wouldn't write code and a design document at the same time; that's not going to work. But while sometimes my coding work requires my 100% focus, sometimes I can sneak in a few messages or emails while something builds or I install a new dependency. Strategic multitasking is the name of the game for me because it helps me be more efficient with my time and get more done. " "

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