As soon as they come in, we’ll take them out.” and Stick together similar tasks for greater efficiency.” and … and

What is the point of the claim to do the task as soon as it comes in?

  • If you leave a task as it comes in.
    • accumulate
      • They stick together and get bigger.
      • Even if it’s not physically bigger, having a lot of it is distracting and requires relatively “greater energy.”
      • Things can get really big in the domestic relations area.
        • I should have washed it as soon as I ate it, but I left it to dry out and it got stuck and moldy.
      • Tasks larger than O(N) are more efficient if they are defeated frequently.
    • You know, they can disappear.
      • You come up with an idea, your boss comes up with an idea, but the next day you forget about it.
      • Someone else will do it.
        • They wash the clothes my mom took off and left behind.

Under what conditions does attaching similar tasks improve efficiency?

  • Pre- and post-processing is required, which will be common
    • Going to the mailbox to put out the mail is mostly a travel cost; it is better to accumulate and put out all the mail at once than to put out each piece one by one.
    • Do not hoard for a week.

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