Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - April 21st

If you chase two rabbits, you will catch neither one. - Russian proverb

Be like a postage stamp—stick to one thing until you get there. - Josh Billings

Multi-tasking is the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time. - Unknown

As the author has been working on being intentional in her work and goal accomplishment, she has been reminded of a few things.

1.       Focus - Multitasking does not work.  Various studies have concluded that multi-tasking actually makes individuals less effective.  By focusing on one thing at a time, our whole being is completely focused on that task.

You can do two things at once, but you can’t focus effectively on two things at once. - Gary Keller, author of The One Thing

The author lives alone and it is very quiet in her apartment.  To provide “noise”, she tried having the television on; however, the television created distractions because the author often took time to listen to news story or watch something funny, which caused her to stop and then have to remember where she was to restart.  It is very difficult for the author, but she determined that she has to have quiet or another type of “noise” going on in the background.  More about this next week!

2.       With the author’s to-do list, she often looks at it and immediately feels overwhelmed.  When the author had those feelings, she quickly decided the best thing to do was prioritize what was the most important task to complete.  The author knows her work priorities come from what her boss needs and then what is important for the staff she works with.  By having a prioritized to-do list, the author knows that once she completes one task she moves to the next and does not waste time contemplating what to do next.     

Success demands a singleness of purpose. - Vince Lombardi

CHALLENGE: What distractions do you need to remove from your life to accomplish goals?  Are your priorities established to help move toward goal accomplishment?  If not, how do you plan to determine how to prioritize your task list?

Resource

·       https://examinedexistence.com/12-fantastic-quotes-one-thing-not-multi-tasking/

·       https://blog.ryan-jenkins.com/2014/06/23/are-you-multitasking-your-way-to-irrelevance

·       Episode 231: Time Blocking | A New Model for Your Time - https://www.the1thing.com/podcasts/231/

·       https://www.the1thing.com/blog/time-management/the-pomodoro-method-of-time-blocking/

·       https://www.the1thing.com/blog/the-one-thing/the-multitasking-myth-the-science-behind-one-thing-at-a-time-holds-true/

·       Andy Stanley - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pt223q-NnA&t=1329s)