The 3 Traps: Multitasking - Deepstash

The 3 Traps: Multitasking

Multi-taskers tend to be among the least productive people at work. Research suggests that by multi-tasking you could be decreasing your productivity by as much as 40 percent. We can only think of a limited number of things at once: take on too much and you are likely to end up doing a few things poorly rather than one thing especially well.

275

1.04K reads

CURATED FROM

IDEAS CURATED BY

danwe

Developer

This is the key to productivity and eventual success which most people overlook.

The idea is part of this collection:

How to Start Investing Today

Learn more about productivity with this collection

How to manage risk

How to analyze investment opportunities

The importance of long-term planning

Related collections

Similar ideas to The 3 Traps: Multitasking

Estranged: Rifts In The Family

Estranged: Rifts In The Family

Estranged relationships are common in families, with feuds being especially brutal among siblings. There have been stories throughout history, from Cleopatra to Genghis Khan, of the unheard of ruthlessness by which family members with whom there is a clash have been disposed of.

Various mo...

Doing Too Much Multitasking

Multitasking slows down productivity by about 40% and actually has long-term negative effects on our brain such as memory impairment on new subject matters, difficulty in learning new materials, and increased stress levels.

It is recommended to transition into the habit o...

The New Law of Productivity

The New Law of Productivity

High-Quality Work Produced = (Time Spent) x (Intensity of Focus)

The New Law of Productivity states that the amount of knowledge you can create is limited by your ability to focus without distraction. This means that if you want to be productive, you need t...

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Personalized microlearning

100+ Learning Journeys

Access to 200,000+ ideas

Access to the mobile app

Unlimited idea saving

Unlimited history

Unlimited listening to ideas

Downloading & offline access

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates