Comments on: Open Thread: Are You a Nibbler or a Gulper? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:11:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Marc http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61308 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 11:41:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61308 I’m a nibbler, and find that the biggest productivity drain is not the context switching but worrying about the context swtiching. Nibbling for me is about “work on a project until you’re stuck then switch to something else,” where occasionally I do get in flow and take a big gulp. On the other hand, when I get stuck quickly I tend to feel guilty about it and waste time checking e-mail over and over instead of just switching to the next important task I’m not stuck on.

]]> By: Khurt http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61307 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:25:16 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61307 Gulp!!!

]]> By: Dana Jones http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61306 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:35:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61306 I’m a gulper, married to a nibbler (this post’s author). As long as we work on distinctly separate pieces of a given project, it seems to work ok, but whenever there’s overlap it can be a little stressful. Maybe gulpers are more suited to certain types of work or development, and nibblers are more suited to others?

]]> By: Josh http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61305 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:20:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61305 This resonates with me. I’m a gulper who is forced into nibbling given the blessing/curse of ubiquitous connectivity.

]]> By: ArchEnemy http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61304 Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:43:44 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61304 as the deadline approaches, my tiny nibbles spontaneously turn into gargantuan gulps.

]]> By: Amie Gillingham http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61303 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 23:05:12 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61303 I think my gulping to nibbling ratio has a lot to do with whether or not I’m doing a flow-type of task. When I’m painting, I gulp, although detail work at the end of the painting tends to be in nibble doses since I need to keep re-approaching my work with fresh eyes. And I have occassionally hit flow with my primary job (running my startup with my husband) and can work in fairly productive gulps. But if I’m unable to hit flow, I work in nibbles, which can be good, but in general is less productive for me personally. My web working style is the antithesis of my painting style. Early stage projects for me work great with nibbles, but for me to finish a task, I need to gulp. With a toddler and a soon to be one-year-old in the house, flow is very hard to come by. So I guess I’ll continue to nibble overall and gulp when I can ;)

]]> By: Mike Overbo http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61302 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:58:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61302 I nibble in the morning start gulping around noon. if I finish what I’m trying to gulp, I’ll polish the day off with some nibblin’

]]> By: William Profet :: OneJobTwoSalaries.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61301 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 07:32:41 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61301 I am a nibbler, but I am trying to act as gulper.
Hard stuff! :)

]]> By: someguyinanoffice http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61300 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:14:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61300 Big time linear doer here! Multi-tasking only means that it is very difficult to get so focused on finishing one thing that you can give it 100% of your attention when you are working on it. So I guess that means that I am a gulper.

]]> By: datter http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61299 Thu, 12 Jul 2007 00:18:47 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61299 I saw this post title in my RSS feeds and thought WWD was moving into porn related coverage.

]]> By: Terk http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61298 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:59:27 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61298 Foo Foo

]]> By: Elizabeth http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61297 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:35:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61297 I like “gulping” but I end up “nibbling” most of the time. Nibbling allows time for an idea to “fester” on the back-burner while I’m working on another thing. That’s good for generating creative ideas.

]]> By: Lance http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61296 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 21:10:47 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61296 not to be picky, but there is a typo here. I think you meant “hop” not “hope efficiently from one thing to another”

nibbler, but gulper under crunch.

]]> By: Pat http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61295 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:22:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61295 Gulper becoming a Nibbler when required ;-)

]]> By: Brad Holt http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61294 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:01:20 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61294 Nibbler here. I take any task and break it up into many many different parts, then I get those tasks compelted. I think that Gulpers will never get anything doen if they had to find a string of days where they are doing nothing.

]]> By: Sarah http://gigaom.com/collaboration/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61293 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:45:38 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/11/open-thread-are-you-a-nibbler-or-a-gulper/#comment-61293 100% nibbler. It’s a good thing that I switched from Business to Computer Science, huh?

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