When you multitask, you train your mind to be distracted. You also end up taking longer, doing poor work, and being less creative

This behavior is harmful mostly because switching context kills your productivity, so even a simple social media check while working on a task can eat up 20–80% of your productive time.

The default behavior of thinking you need every app out there to be productive is false.

They are actions we make without thinking (habits, routines, compulsions). They control more than 40% of our daily actions.

Real-time communication sets the expectation that you’re always available. And for many of us, our default behaviors support just that.

How this behavior harms your productivity: not only do you have to constantly hunt for the tab you need to use, but you’re unnecessarily opening yourself up to distraction.

This makes it very difficult to unwind, disconnect, and “turn off.” It also makes it challenging to be fully present when with family and friends.