Achieving the amount of output I demand of myself has required a honing of my multitasking skills. It is a crucial part of the successful modern polymath. For an example: While I type this I am shooting electricity into my weakest muscles, litening to an audiobook (to improve my business model), reviewing paperwork for my mundaine job, eating a sandwich, and ontop of all of those things I try to keep my brain bouncing around abstractly in hopes that it will stumble upon a new and useful idea for my art.
There have been a number of studies on multi-tasking and it's effects on productivity. It turns out that people often get sloppier the more they attempt to do. This may be true of me and perhaps instead of doing one thing well I am in effect doing a bunch of things to mediocrity, but the point is that I am doing things. It is important to note that when facing a task of major importance I will focus all of my effort to it. Any one who has lived for longer than a few years however, will have found that the number of important tasks is far outweighed by the tasks of relative ease. It is important therefor to learn the difference before considering multitasking.
I don't always multitask, it is a skill I keep in my bag for when opertunity provides. If I have a task that requires one-on-one work I schedule a specific time to accomplish it. When there are a number of simple and small things that I can overlap I do so accordingly.
I have met many people that did not think that they could multitask but when they were encouraged to and after they practiced a little, they became much more productive and much happier. I would hope that you after reading this will try multitasking more. Start with a few small things that are easy to manage that will not ruin your life if not done perfectly. (Read a book while eating, Explain your political views out loud while washing the dishes, do exercises while watching TV) The possibilities are endless. You are only limited by your imagination, just remember to practice often. A skill is not developed overnight.
That is all I have for now. I will get back with you soon. Leave me comments about the things that you like to mulitask. Tell me about times you have failed while multitasking. As always, go to my website to learn more about my various projects, and follow me on the social medias.
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