by Somuchbetter | Sep 6, 2018 | Favourite Experiment, Focus, Get Organised, Multitasking
Let’s be honest, no one is exempt from the temptation of opening Facebook when we’re meant to be working. That, or watching cat videos. Or even playing Candy Crush. But the truth is, online distraction is the death of productivity. So next time you work,...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Experiment, Focus, Meditation, Multitasking
Having read and watched the article and video above, I realised I needed to stop multitasking! I told you before that I’d started completing less important tasks by processing them in batches, list at the ready, and completing them one after another. This keeps...
by Somuchbetter | Aug 1, 2018 | Favourite Read, Focus, Multitasking
I loved this article on multitasking. Don’t we do it all? Or at least, tell our potential employers that we’re great multitaskers? Turns out, we’re not! What we do is ‘multi-switch’, and it so happens to be less efficient! Find out...
by Somuchbetter | May 1, 2018 | Favourite Experiment, Focus, Multitasking
I’ve been reading about residual attention i.e. how focus gets split when we move between tasks. To be more present with whatever I’m doing I’ve been trying to consciously change the channel in my brain instead of flitting unconsciously from one...
by Somuchbetter | May 1, 2018 | Favourite Read, Focus, Multitasking
Entrepreneur blogger Jon Westenbergshares why the most productive people know that multitasking is pointless and what they do instead. It centres on the preservation of energy – task switching is draining. This advice may not be new but do we heed it?...
by Somuchbetter | Jul 3, 2017 | Balance, Clarity, Delegation, Distraction, Email, Energise, Energy, Favourite Read, Focus, Fuel, Managing Tech, Meditation, Meetings, Movement, Multitasking, Prioritisation, Prioritise, Procrastination, Resilience, Rest, Say No, Strengths, Tech Management