Multitasking- the Illusion of productivity

We are always in a hurry and try to solve so many tasks simultaneously.

But have you wondered if this is the most efficient way to solve the problems? Or if maybe this kind of activity harms your health and reduces your productivity?

According to Stanford University, the researchers found that multitasking is less productive than doing only one thing at a time. The research showed up that persons who tend to have this behaviour cannot pay attention, are switching the job regularly and unfortunately it causes brain damages.

How can you recognize multitasking?

several pages or tabs open or a lot of file folders

desk is messy and full of papers

postpone starting a new project or task if you are not excited about it

the frequency of interruptions at the office

Do you know that multitasking can increase the stress level ?

How to stop multitasking

You should think about your concentration and the way you focus on your tasks.

But what happens when you start to realize that you are multitasking?

In this case, you should take a five minute break and try to put some order into your thoughts and after that you can start to focus on the working stuff you have to finish.

There will be times when you have to solve something urgent, and you will have no chance to avoid the interruptions, so that you should make some notes of where you left the task you were working on.

Also, when your thoughts are focusing on other activities than the one you were doing, you need to remain focused and go back to what you were supposed to finish.

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