Single Tasking Day

Today, all we hear is the praise of multitasking and how we get as much done as possible in as many areas as possible in one day This often results in a pile of unfinished tasks or tasks completed but not in optimal shape A single-tasking day encourages us to take a break from multitasking and focus on completing one task that day as best we can Single Task Day arose in response to the prevalence of multitasking habits that exist in modern society The dangers of multitasking have been well documented and have been demonstrated time and time again in that our work becomes substandard and leaves us even more exhausted, even though we get far less done than we could if we were focusing on just one task There is something about focusing and shutting out all other distractions that allows us to perform at our best A single-tasking day is a day where you only need to do one thing at a time Multitasking interferes with the brain's ability to focus, predisposes us to make mistakes, and makes it difficult to learn new information Multitasking also causes projects to take longer because we are constantly starting something new and have to refocus The term multitasking was coined by David Strayer, a cognitive neuroscientist and professor at the University of Utah Dr James Rose, a naturopathic physician, author of Think, Eat, Move, Thrive and co-founder of Healthy Skoop, says that “we finish about 50 percent less when we try to tackle multiple tasks at once instead of focusing on each one” of them separately" A single-task day is a day when you need to do one thing at a time The best way to celebrate is to take a break from all the distractions that come with multitasking and simply focus on one task at a time Find the most pressing task in your life and make today “the day” to get it done You will be pleasantly surprised at how successful you can be when you put your all into one task A single task day is your freedom from the shackles of multitasking, relax, be productive and have fun!