Do you multitask?
Life is hectic yes, but multi tasking is no way to copy with a busy life.
The Brain on Multitasking
The human brain isnāt a computer, it canāt function on 2 tasks at once.
Attention is like a spotlight - can only focus on 1 thing at a time
Like a zoom lens - can zoom in to focus on a minute thing, or zoom out to focus on a variety of things. Canāt do both zoom in and out in parallel
This video breaks the multi-tasking myth -
The Cost of Rapid Task Switching
You may consider rapid switching between tasks to be close to multi-tasking.
But thereās a real cost attached to excessive task switching.
You brain doesnāt multi-task, it burns out!
More in this video -
And hereās WHY the human brain canāt multi-tasking -
Deep Work: Antidote to Multitasking
Deep Work is the only way to do quality work in todayās time.
Scheduled, long blocks of time, focused on a single task.
Without distractions, without any other tasks or priorities.
Thatās how you will do your best work.
More on Deep Work and how to do it, here.
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