“The average office worker now spends 40 percent of their work time wrongly believing they are "multitasking"--which means they are incurring all these costs for their attention and focus. In fact, uninterrupted time is becoming rare. One study found that most of us working in offices never get a whole hour uninterrupted in a normal day.”
Source: Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention— and How to Think Deeply Again
“El multitasking no es una habilidad para la cual esté capacitado únicamente el ser humano tardomoderno de la sociedad del trabajo y la información. Se trata más bien de una regresión. En efecto, el multitasking está ampliamente extendido entre los animales salvajes. Es una técnica de atención imprescindible para la supervivencia en la selva.”
Source: Müdigkeitsgesellschaft, Burnoutgesellschaft, Hoch-Zeit
“Now, more than ever, I believe that the antidote to our ever-expanding to-do lists, the distractions of modern life, and the fragmentation of our attention is to do one thing at a time. Once we realize that we are the ones who control our own attention, we can choose where to apply it.”
Source: The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
“Many of us go through our days attending to multiple stimuli simultaneously without giving any one thing our full and complete attention. We eat while watching TV and check our email while in the presence of our families. We think about our problems in the middle of a conversation or during an otherwise positive experience. We talk on the phone while driving and choose to distract ourselves from everyday tasks rather than attending to them. We escape the small moments rather than recognizing life is the small moments.”
Source: The Expanded Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training Manual: DBT for Self-Help and Individual & Group Treatment Settings
“There is only one timeline. There is only one you.”
Source: The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done
“There’s no multitasking with the moment.”
Source: In Limbo
“If you ever feel overwhelmed, take on another project.”
“Technological fruits such as audiobooks are food for the illusion that we can really do more than one thing at the same time.”
“Look for opportunities to multitask in a positive way, such as doing something creative alongside your kids while they do their homework — you will still be parenting, and they will see you as a good role model and creative inspiration.”
Source: The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better
“We think about going to the gym while we are at work. We think about work while exercising at the gym. We think about the errands we need to run while socializing with friends. We think about socializing with friends while running errands. There are many times where our body may be in one place, but our mind is elsewhere. These are internally driven multitasking distractions. Some are harmless, but when we choose to monotask, we can do everything better.”
Source: The Twelve Monotasks: Do One Thing at a Time to Do Everything Better