Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Multitasking is not always a good thing

The main thing is keeping the main thing the main thing.
-- German Proverb



Have you ever noticed how quickly we turn to multitasking as our excuse for not giving our full attention to any one detail?  I have noticed that multitasking is not personally synonymous with bettertasking. Since when did a multitude of I'm-working-on-its become more valid that 2 I-completed-its and 75 waiting in the queque?

From the article

It’s Official – Multitasking Dumbs Down the Brain

How to Be Smarter and Happier: Pay Attention!

I humbly submit that the second day of each month be declared "One at a time" day and we commit to single-tasking with verve!  Let us chew our food before we swallow. Let us put down the keyboard while we answer the phone. Let Laundry be done with intent and purposed rather than hurry and disdain (de-stain?). Let us prioritize and work one bit at a time until completion is accomplished.


Let us be like the ground hog before he got famous and just look out and ponder the existence of our own shadow.

No comments:

Post a Comment