Multi-tasking
Performance, including decision-making effectiveness, suffers by up to 40% when we focus on two cognitive tasks at the same time.
When you need to make important decisions, commit to several blocks of time during the day to focus deeply on the task at hand.
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Research indicates that multi-tasking increases stress and lowers productivity.
While single-tasking is becoming a lost art, learn it. Handle one task at a time. Do it well. And when it is complete, move to the next.
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