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Thayward: Discussion around the issue of Hyperactive Hive Mind

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Discussion around the issue of Hyperactive Hive Mind

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Chocolate was provided - thanks Zeljko

Hyperactive Hive Mind
:: Term coined by Carl Newport - books come highly recommended.

== Problem ==
* Company of a few hundred people - like to communicate. Could spend 8hrs reading email, slack, meetings, coffee machine talk. Volume of communication so big that 8hrs later, feels like nothing happened.
* Overwhelmed with pseudo-productivity.
* Is this a problem? (Most hands up)

== Ideas ==
* [https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/inbox-zero Inbox zero]
* Use decline meeting button. No agenda, no attender.
* Rule of two feet?
* Calendar blocked out for focussed work. Mute notifications.
* No-meeting Fridays, for example.
* Focus on the area of business you affect. Everything else doesn't matter.
* Only check slack, email at certain times of day.
* Do Not Disturb flag on monitor.
* Tick Tick (task tool)
* Written agreement as rules of engagement (e.g check emails only twice a day. If urgent, call etc).
* "If you're good enough at your job, you have autonomy" Carl Newport (applies to teenagers too)
* Digital Minimalism: Social interaction takes over (slack, email, social) - avoid that. It kills focus.
* Focus time - turn off all slack, email, text notifications. Anything serious: call.
* 90 minutes focus time. Followed by 5-15 minute break repeat up to 4 hours per day.
* Recharge/shutdown at the end of the day.
* It takes a conscious effort to avoid.
* Time zone differences actually help (e.g 6 hour difference). Only 2 hours overlap for meetings/communication.
* We perhaps have more power to arrange our working day than we think.

== Questions/thoughts ==
* It is easy to fire off a quick question when it is not super important as instant messaging is so cheap - does this set a bad example? Should I stop it?
* Inbox 0 creates more stress - 6 digit emails make it easier not to notice!
* Are you looking to achieve local optimisation at the expense of global optimisation?
:: Correct the balance of team/department vs individual (push back) - personal optimisation are good for all (personal, team, organisation).
* How can we solve the hyperactivity part without affecting the (very important) hivemind? For example, losing focus to help someone could save them 4 hours of time vs the 30 minutes lost focus in doing so - this could be beneficial.

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 Chocolate was provided - thanks Željko
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 :: Term coined by Carl Newport - books come highly recommended.

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 == Questions/thoughts ==
 * It is easy to fire off a quick question when it is not super important as instant messaging is so cheap - does this set a bad example? Should I stop it?
-* Inbox 0 creates more stress - 6 digit emails make it easier not to notice!
+* Inbox Zero creates more stress - 6-digit unread emails make it easier not to notice!
 * Are you looking to achieve local optimisation at the expense of global optimisation?
 :: Correct the balance of team/department vs individual (push back) - personal optimisation are good for all (personal, team, organisation).
 * How can we solve the hyperactivity part without affecting the (very important) hivemind? For example, losing focus to help someone could save them 4 hours of time vs the 30 minutes lost focus in doing so - this could be beneficial.