3 Things at Once = Not much gets done
Without fail, one of my biggest challenges to staying on track with various goals is to put too many things on my plate. Ever do that? It never fails that instead of motivating me to get more done, it just distracts me. Doing a Daily Agenda helps, but the longer the list the more I think I need to do three things at once (that’s really the issue!).
Better to take one thing at a time, ignore everything else and concentrate on that one thing until it’s done (or it’s just time to stop). That fact, that we’re not good at multi-tasking and we’re far more efficient when we focus our effort and concentration on one thing at a time, is present in just about every article published on productivity yet it still creeps back into my “bad habits” from time to time.
Clearly personal development is a journey, not a destination. We just have to take it one day at a time and not let up. And one thing at a time!
Having a Daily Agenda – $100
Tying the daily tasks to my goals – $75
Following the plan – $50
Focusing on one thing, and only one thing, at a time – Priceless!
[...] months ago, I wrote this post about the fallacy of doing two, or even worse three things at once. I’m well familiar with the hazards of this, as I try to do it almost daily, only to be [...]