Reduce attention switches

- I'm a huge advocate of focusing on one thing at a time…and avoiding switch tasking,…what many people call multitasking.…Constant switches of your attention…are the enemy of productivity,…as they cause tasks to take longer,…decreases the quality of work done,…and increases stress levels.…So what if you understand that principle…and you want to stay focused…and want to avoid switch tasking,…but you work in a company culture or have a boss…that still actively promotes multitasking as productive,…despite all the research to the contrary?…What do you do then?…The first is to try to help them understand…the true cost of switch tasking.…

There's an exercise that you can walk them through.…Rather than repeating it here, search for a video titled…Addressing the Myth of Multitasking here on the library.…What do we do with this?…I recommend that you show this video…to some coworkers or even your boss.…If you have a group meeting…and are given the opportunity to train,…that would be a great way to do it.…You can also follow up this with the next video titled…