It’s very worthwhile to chart your progress. I simply forget a lot of the things I’m supposed to do of the tasks that I’ve decided I want to do. I look back at notes made a few days earlier and I sometimes don’t remember taking them. This is something I’m working on.

For me, FOCUS is really the key at this juncture. I have the tendency to get overwhelmed–but I bring it on myself.

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Liz and I have a little boy on the way (May 22nd is the due date) and we’re definitely focusing much of our attention on simplifying where we can and focusing on one thing at a time.

Thanks for sharing this great insight! Eric

I see what you’re saying about multitasking having a place in positive productivity, but I think most of what you’re referring to (listening to music while doing something else, doing some curls while reading, walking and chewing gum) are not really multiple focuses. One action is kind of a subconscious act, while the other is forefront focus.

When I think of actual multitasking I think of two tasks that require forefront focus. This is something we just can’t do (and if we can it’s at such a slow, diluted pace that it’s not useful). I used to tell someone I was multitasking by starting a virus scan and then reading email while I was waiting for it to finish, all the while listening to my iPod. But now I don’t really see it as anything more than efficient focus reboots.

Anyway, I may just be playing a word game and I definitely agree that different levels/styles of focus have their place in our productivity.

Great comment and thanks for stopping by! Eric

Maybe if you find an effective way of showing them how much more efficient you are single-tasking, the more likely they would let you do things YOUR way? Or maybe not? Eric