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Yesterday I went on a cleaning rampage. In addition to laundry, bathrooms, kitchen and floors, I also worked on painting a desk and the bathroom. Why the frenzy? I don’t know. Sometimes I get a burst of energy and I don’t question it.
I accomplished it all by doing
more than one thing at a time. If you’ve read my posts, you know I’m not a fan
of multitasking. Research shows that when people think they’re multitasking,
they actually are shifting from one task to another, resulting in a loss of
productivity.
When I promote multitasking, I
refer to getting two chores done at the same time, neither of which requires
your concentrated attention. Yesterday I vacuumed floors while washing a load
of laundry. I cleaned the kitchen while I waited for the paint to dry in the
bathroom. I cleaned the bathroom while I waited for the paint to dry on the
desk drawers.
Instead of doing one thing, I was
splitting my time between tasks. That’s the way to multitask.
You can do the same thing at
work, too. Take advantage of moments when you don’t need to concentrate - check
email while you print a document; file loose papers while you’re on hold on the
phone.
Leave the juggling to someone who
wears a clown nose. Which
low-level tasks can you accomplish together?
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