PRODUCTIVITY / SELF

Focusing on Just One Thing Helps Me Getting Done More

Here are 5 reasons why you should do the same.

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One thing at a time, as the saying goes.

Nevertheless, we often focus on several things at the same time.

• We read several books at the same time.
• We pursue several projects.
• We have multiple health goals.
• We learn several things at the same time.

Most of the time, it fails — that’s what I experience over and over again.

Here’s why focusing on more than one thing is so problematic.
And here’s how to focus on just one thing.

1. You demotivate yourself

I have a huge weakness: my over-enthusiasm.

I continuously start something new — even though I haven’t finished many others yet. I then pursue the new project very intensively until I have a new idea.

A very demotivating process caused by the fact that I believe I have found a better idea. I behave impulsively — most people do.

Whether something is a good idea or not is not easy to say.
Our hasty conclusions cause us to abandon…