Is it really a badge of honor to have so many balls in the air at once?
TV, cellphone, internet, desk/home phone...Email, Instant Messages, Text Messages...Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, MySpace...Economic crisis, foreclosure, layoffs...Parents aging, children growing up, work to do, home to manage, rest to get...
With all these things going on, it's EASY to see why so many find themselves multitasking. But is multitasking really a good thing?
Top 5 Reasons to STOP multitasking:
1) It slows you down
2) You don't do your best
3) You miss important information
4) You hurt your relationships
5) You feel busy but unproductive
Focusing on one thing at a time will allow you to commit, mentally and physically, to that one thing. So, your spouse gets 100% of you. Your children get 100% of you. Your employer gets 100% of you. Your personal time is 100% yours.
This is critical for work-life balance, especially in an era where technology allows us to participate in a seemingly unlimited number of tasks at once.
Resist the temptation to mutlitask. Practice FOCUS - even if for one day. Comment below and tell us how it worked for you!
Alicia Anderson
Recovering Mutlitasker
Founder and CEO