001 - Notes from the Productivity Revolution with Dr. Jaime Teevan




Microsoft Research Podcast show

Summary: Dr. Jaime Teevan has a lot to say about productivity in a fragmented culture, and some solutions that seem promising, if somewhat counter-intuitive. Dr. Teevan is a Microsoft researcher, University of Washington Affiliate Professor, and the mother of four young boys. Today she talks about what she calls the productivity revolution, and explains how her research in micro-productivity – making use of short fragments of time to help us accomplish larger tasks -  could help us be more productive, and experience a better quality of life at the same time.