The allure of multitasking goes beyond just workplace culture and expectations.
Focusing for long periods of time is hard. Our brains are constantly filtering outside stimuli and our own thoughts to keep us on track. Whereas context switching is fun and more likely to give us a hit of dopamine–the brain’s ‘reward chemical’.
To help you get started, here are just a few of the ways that single-tasking beats out multitasking in the long-run:
- Single-tasking rebuilds your focus
- Single-tasking lowers your stress levels
- Focusing on one thing at a time means you’ll get more done
- Single-tasking can even make you more creative
We will discuss about hot to focus on one thing at a time in next post.