Multi-tasking creates more chaos - This is ONE THING I know for sure!
The One Thing Challenge has been an interesting one for me and many others here on ActiveRain! I read chapter 5 about multi-tasking and immediately knew my thoughts about how it works or rather doesn't work for me. I also read chapter 7 about the authors thoughts on willpower and many others thoughts as well as various studies on willpower - of which my perspective and experience is vastly different - more on that one later! Both chapters brought back memories of being back in college working on a thesis and going through study after study attempting to create a new mind boggling paper with awesome results.
Multi-tasking is a waste of time. It simply is! I have been teaching this for many years and it astounds me that there are so many people - and even more so in today's online, fast-paced world that just don't get that multi-tasking creates less not more. The younger the age the more I see them attempt to multi-task and defend their position or say to me - your so old-fashioned! Which is really not the issue!
When I'm teaching a CE class some students are using their iphone, ipads etc - and time after time I encourage them to Be Here Now and why that is so important. If they're taking notes that's fine by me (I do the same thing) but if they're texting, reading emails or going online that has to end. I've a fun little game that I play with them to show them what happens when they 'focus' their minds. It usually blows them away when the begin to see the power of focus and the energy it creates. It's quite fun to see the lights come on in their eyes, faces and smiles!
Here's what I know to be true about multi-tasking. If one is working on a project and stays involved and engaged it doesn't take use up as much time and focus to finish the task at hand. In fact it is usually quite invigorating and exciting and makes one feel great! On the other hand if one is continually interrupted by phone calls, texts or other social media messages (and we all know this is going on all day long) by the time one goes back to the project they have to remember where they left off and perhaps won't remember most of what they had been working on. Of course this will force them to use up a lot more time and energy to finally finish the task - if they even finish it. And from that point some people will start with the negative self-talk. They start asking themselves how could they 'not have gotten that done' and the spiral down that long journey begins. Why they're not successful, why this, why that, blah blah blah and the cycle goes on and on and on. Enough already I say! Approach it differently and have more fun!
To end on a positive note - if you're a multi-tasker I challenge you to take a few hours every morning and work on one project or task at a time. Turn off your pbone, your email etc and stay 100% focused. 100% focused no matter what - on the project at - hand in the moment. I guarantee that you will discover a real difference in both your accomplished tasks getting done 'effortlessly' plus your energy and attitude will be more excited and enthusiastic. It really does work that way!
Have fun with experimenting with staying 100% focused and let me know how it goes for you!
Multi-tasking creates more chaos - This is ONE THING I know for sure!
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