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The Second Part of the Series.
How doing less will allow you to do more with the time you have.
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The Second Part of the Series.
How doing less will allow you to do more with the time you have.
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Throughout our lives we are continuously pushed to do more, be more.
We are pushed to maximise our timetable to accomplish our dreams and ambitions.
A consequence of this is:
We fill our timetables and to-do lists to the brim
We attempt to multitask to get more done.
We are pushed to maximise our timetable to accomplish our dreams and ambitions.
A consequence of this is:
We fill our timetables and to-do lists to the brim We attempt to multitask to get more done.
This is OVERLOADING our minds, and typically unsustainable.
This is actually KILLING our productivity.
And SLOWING our ability to reach our goals.
Biologically we are not compatible with this mode of operation. Let me explain.
This is actually KILLING our productivity.
And SLOWING our ability to reach our goals.
Biologically we are not compatible with this mode of operation. Let me explain.
Our attention and focus can be described as a spotlight.
Think of a crowded place, filled with noise, smells, and sensations.
Thatβs your description of an average cafeteria.
Think of a crowded place, filled with noise, smells, and sensations.
Thatβs your description of an average cafeteria.
Even in light of this, when youβre sitting with your friends, youβre able to discern their voice and topic of conversation amidst this clatter of stimuli.
This is the spotlight.
This is the spotlight.
This process is the way by which the brain can efficiently handle incoming information.
It drowns out the background noise, and hones in on whatβs important.
Now that weβve got the basics. Letβs return to multitasking and overloading our timetables and todo lists.
It drowns out the background noise, and hones in on whatβs important.
Now that weβve got the basics. Letβs return to multitasking and overloading our timetables and todo lists.
Growing up I was told that a desirable trait in the real world is the ability to multitask.
The ability to do multiple things at once. Sounds amazing, doesnβt it?
You get more bang for your buck (time), by being able to get more done.
The ability to do multiple things at once. Sounds amazing, doesnβt it?
You get more bang for your buck (time), by being able to get more done.
But going back to our explanation of attention and focus, multitasking is not that simple.
Whenever youβre multitasking, you are actually continuously shifting your spotlight of attention from one thing to another.
This is bad for your productivity, and attention-span.
Whenever youβre multitasking, you are actually continuously shifting your spotlight of attention from one thing to another.
This is bad for your productivity, and attention-span.
Detrimental effects of multitasking are:
You become easily distracted.
You are less able to process the information of each task.
Itβs stressful.
You become easily distracted. You are less able to process the information of each task. Itβs stressful.
A common example of multitasking is continuously checking your phone.
Incoming notifications present a new form of information, and this takes away from our attention resources.
Not only does it present a distraction, but it engages us into multitasking mode immediately.
Incoming notifications present a new form of information, and this takes away from our attention resources.
Not only does it present a distraction, but it engages us into multitasking mode immediately.
Filling our timetables and todo lists to the brim creates a constant stressor.
At times doing this presents an unrealistic task for us to accomplish in a day.
At times doing this presents an unrealistic task for us to accomplish in a day.
Our inability to complete this task, places us in a vicious cycle of perceived lack of productivity.
We walk around with a nagging sense of forgetting to do something important.
There is NO TIME for REST.
We walk around with a nagging sense of forgetting to do something important.
There is NO TIME for REST.
As we can see, the constant cry for higher achievement can bring about some destructive reactions. Such as, mind wandering. Day-dreaming and procrastination are prolific goal destroyers.
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So what can we do to accomplish our dreams? Do less.
Let me explain.
Let me explain.
Within our lives we are pummelling ourselves with self-inflicted stress from the many things we have to do. Letβs do the opposite.
Letβs:
Disconnect. Get off our phones more.
Focus on single tasks.
Cut down our number of tasks.
Learn to rest.
Letβs:
Disconnect. Get off our phones more. Focus on single tasks. Cut down our number of tasks. Learn to rest.
By disconnecting from our phones we are able to cut down another source of stimulation and distraction.
We can redirect this saved resource to other things.
Like reading a book instead, so we know how to write better.
We can redirect this saved resource to other things.
Like reading a book instead, so we know how to write better.
Be a single-tasker, not a multi-tasker.
We will be able to process information faster, more effectively.
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We are now able to apply more power for this specific goal.
We will be able to process information faster, more effectively. Cutting down on distractions, we are able to devote ππ π£π π₯πππ to the task at hand.We are now able to apply more power for this specific goal.
Would you rather get one goal done completely, in the span of a day?
Or get 3 goals only 10% done in the span of a day?
Itβs a no-brainer.
Or get 3 goals only 10% done in the span of a day?
Itβs a no-brainer.
Taking this a step further.
If we place a hard limit on the number of goals we have to currently attend to,
we are identifying whatβs important and focusing our efforts appropriately.
If we place a hard limit on the number of goals we have to currently attend to,
we are identifying whatβs important and focusing our efforts appropriately.
This is opposite to trying to accomplish randomly dotted goals that arenβt relevant to our current state.
Stick to the rule:
Do first things, first.
Stick to the rule:
Do first things, first.
To identify some key goals, check out my thread on goal setting: https://twitter.com/VolkFin/status/1316905072916312069
The key actions you can take away from this thread:
Disconnect. Get off our phones more.
Focus on single tasks.
Set goals appropriately.
Learn to rest.
Disconnect. Get off our phones more. Focus on single tasks. Set goals appropriately. Learn to rest.
By really focusing our efforts we are able to πππ‘ππππͺ π π¦π£ π₯πππ, and maximise our results, in a more sustainable and holistic fashion.
We can have more time to do the important things.
And spend less time stressing.
We can have more time to do the important things.
And spend less time stressing.
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