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What needs to be done immediately? Today? Tomorrow? Next week? Within the month? Not urgent? Break big tasks down into smaller, more manageable bite-sized tasks.
One thing at a time how to#
TIPS FOR HOW TO FOCUS ON ONE THING AT A TIME Zen is never reached when we are in a constant state of pressurised flux. Probably one of the most damaging effects of multitasking is that you’re missing out on the ‘moment’ because you’re distracted. Our brains are designed to focus on one thing at a time, and bombarding them with information only slows them down. Multitasking can also be harmful for our brains, and leads to memory problems, increased distractibility and more! Women predominantly are masters at multi-tasking, but at what cost? In actual fact, it’s been proven that constantly trying to do multiple tasks at once leads to a drop in productivity and lowers your work quality. Multi-tasking has become something we wear as like a badge of honour if we are accomplished at it. There are a few things we can do to help ourselves with this, but we’re going to talk about just one of them today, and that is to focus on just one thing at a time! MULTI-TASKING IS NOT GOOD FOR US One thing that can hold us back from achieving a sense of zen is our busy minds and busy days with long ‘to-do lists’ (both mental and written).
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If you would like to contribute your very own ‘Gem of Zen’ as part of the Zen Tip Tuesday series please go here to find out how (you might also like to visit all the Gems of Zen we have so far). This week’s Zen Tip Tuesday (ZTT) is again written by myself! This will be the last Gem of Zen for 2019, but ZTT will continue on an ad hoc basis in the new year and throughout 2020.