Single-Tasking: Mastering the Art of Deep, Productive Work

Multitasking causes an increase in brain work. So, the brain will be overwhelmed by an increase in the cognitive load with many information streams. After the brain is overwhelmed, your attention is forced to focus on many things at once. It can also lead to inefficiency, incomplete tasks, and lower work quality. If you do multitask many times, it will increase your stress level, decrease your energy quickly, and possibly lead to burnout. 

It depends on what we're multitasking. It's not always bad. Multitasking is efficient for simple tasks. 

For example, when you do laundry while listening to a podcast, or when you wash the dishes while you heating your food in the microwave.

There are 3 benefits if you can focus on a single task, here they are:

• Enhanced Productivity
• Reduced Stress
• Greater Satisfaction

When you do single-tasking, it will lead to a deeper focus on the task at hand. You will be free from distraction, and any interruption. Your tasks are completed faster and have better results. 

For example, a content writer could break a blog post down into steps: research, keywords, outline, draft, and revise. Focus, work faster, and get it done in less time. Then you could do another task, or do all the tasks at once.

Multitasking is stressful. Your brain makes your nervous system stressed. You can't multitask and get a better result, use time more efficiently, or reduce stress. Single-tasking could lead to better results.

If you're a content writer with clients, you'll also need admin skills. This is especially true for solo workers.  The content writer plans each task and manages time by doing single-tasking. You can manage main tasks better without stress.

Satisfaction affects workers. Finishing a task and feeling good about it is a big win. As a worker, you can improve your life in general, including your work-life balance and your personal life. Doing one thing at a time gets better results and makes work more fun. 

You're a content writer with many clients and projects. Sometimes the deadline is close to another project. You'll have to switch to another project. The project will be done on time. 

If you focus on one project at a time and complete a few key steps on another project that's coming up fast, you'll feel less overwhelmed. 

By changing to single-tasking, they not only accomplish tasks more quickly but also enjoy the creative process more.