Your cell-phone is ringing, your mailbox has 200 messages, a colleague is breathing down your neck and the boss just dropped two new projects on your desk. Meanwhile, you’re attempting to swallow a stale muffin and cafeteria coffee, trying to remember if you let the dog out this morning.
Many people still believe multitasking makes you more productive. It’s frequently included in job requirements and people at work (including the boss) are doing it and expecting it of you. You can’t completely stop multitasking, as it is part of human nature. But the fact is people multitask too much. This is simply inefficient.
Multitasking does not make you more productive. This isn’t really hot news. Studies by several universities and companies prove this fact.