![]() Eliminate Interruptions – These are another form of…….yes……multi-tasking!ħ. Make An Appointment With Your Work – Schedule an appointment with your toughest tasks to designate time to work on one task or project.Ħ. Close your email, turn off the phone, and put down the “other” tech while you are working.ĥ. ![]() This is a big one…….Put Down the Tech – Technology has allowed us to work anywhere. Prioritize – Resist the urge to let small tasks interrupt big ones.Ĥ. Finish Before You Start Something – Finish the task you are working on, before starting the next one.ģ. Stay on your current project/call/letter/conversation and don’t let your focus float to other tasks.ģ. Be Present – Be present with your work and with those you are working with. Seems obvious but………Do One Thing at a Time – Contrary to the multi-tasker’s way of thinking you’ll actually get more tasks done by doing them individually (and with fewer mistakes!).Ģ. So how in he heck DO you switch from multitasking to single tasking?ġ. Studies show that multi-tasking can reduce productivity by as much as 40%. So while it might seem efficient on the surface, it isn’t. The article also said that the problem with trying to multi-task is all that shifting back and forth between tasks isn’t really all that efficient because, each time we do it, it takes our brain some time to refocus. Only about 2% are good at multi-tasking and these “supertaskers are true outliers.” I don’t think I am in that 2%. ![]() In fact, I was reading an article in FORBES that said that 98% of the population doesn’t multi-task very well. I can read, watch tv, and listen to my husband…….wait….what did he just say? Ok, I didn’t say I was GOOD at it! “parenting skills such as multitasking and concentrating amid distractions are easily transferable to the workplace”………. Multitasking (of a person) dealing with more than one task at the same time.
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