Monotasking
- The solution to multitasking is to do one thing-for as long as you want or until it is finished. This is called monotasking.
- You'll find that this new pace is far more sustainable.
- Don't try to do everything at once, work at a steady pace, keep your plate full, and keep chipping away.
- Put all your tasks in one big list.
- You simply have to get the tasks that are overwhelming you out of your head, and into a list.
- Add everything, even if it feels wrong to write "Swiffer the floors" next to "rough draft of essay".
- Once it's written out, you can organize it how you like.
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