Why Doing Three Things at Once Means You’re Doing None of Them.
Why single-tasking might be the ultimate productivity hack...
Productivity advice for the week:
Attention Split
I had a small epiphany about an hour ago.
I was watching the UFC, and I realised I had both my phone and laptop open.
I was being stimulated by three different devices.
Why? You ask.
Honestly, I couldn’t tell you. And that right there is a major issue.
What I realised is I wasn’t actually taking in anything.
I couldn’t accurately tell you what happened in the MMA, what the YouTube video had said in the last 30 seconds or why my phone was even open.
When we try and maximise our time, it can often lead to not actually achieving anything at all.
They always used to tell me that you can’t multitask at school.
Well, they were right.
If you’re going to do something, do it 100%; don’t half-arse it.
That sort of punchy statement is usually adjoined with doing a productive task, pursuing a goal or challenging yourself.
And while I want to say that as well.
I also mean it for when you watch sport/a film/a YouTube video, read, call your friends, or play video games.
Split attention just waters down the experience.
Of course this also goes for completing cognitive tasks.
The work you complete locked in versus not is night and day.
If you’re going to do it.
Do it.
Don’t half-arse it.
Organisation advice for the week:
Sleep & Hydration
Many people who get into productivity try and squeeze more out of life.
But the common mistake is they forgo the basic human necessities.
Mainly sleep & hydration.
Even if you’re one of those people who can function a day or two on poor sleep or little water, it will always come back to bite you.
For me, sleep is my number one priority.
If I don’t need to, I won’t set an alarm.
I am far more productive when I have a quality night's sleep behind me.
Even if I do end up having fewer hours in the day.
The same goes for water.
Drink a whole bottle when you wake up.
It will make a huge difference.
Word of the week:
Ornithologically = The study of birds.
Quote of the week:
“Words are not adequate for all things.” - James Norbury, author of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon