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These Realistic Tips Will Help You Overcome Multitasking
Yes, you can help yourself escape that trap
Many people are slaves to multitasking.
They can’t shake themselves free from the dreadful clutches of multitasking. And that’s bad. For one, it creates a false impression of doing more in less time. If you only knew the truth.
Many of us would be better off picking one activity and sticking to it to the end before embarking on another. When you focus on one task, you can easily enter a flow state to do it well.
Even better, when you avoid multi-tasking, you increase your chances of becoming more productive with your tasks.
It’s not about how many little things you started but couldn’t finish. It’s about the few key things you did right. That’s why you have to limit your multitasking tendencies. Here are a few tips to help:
Time your tasks
Fear you might have to spend all day on one task and not finish it? How about getting stuck doing only one thing and not taking a break? I’ve heard these concerns from a few people who swear by multitasking.
The best solution we’ve discussed is to time each, or at least most of the tasks. And so long as you know you’re doing one task, you can only stop or…
