Many of us are used to doing several things at once. However, multitasking is the "killer" of performance. If you need a recipe for focused and fragmented work, then focus on one project for a long period - this is a skill that needs improvement. Like a ray of the sun through a magnifying glass, this way of thinking concentrates your time, attention and resources.
Many tasks take energy and energy in one day.
In a recent interview, Bob Schafer, head of brain training at Lumos Labs, said that if you are really trying to do more than one thing, you are striking at all your productivity. You will do each of these things a little less productively, and the key here is the concept called the “cost of switching”. It will cost you time and energy to manage to switch attention from one task to another.
Do a certain job every day.
You can develop the ability to focus by asking each working day a specific topic. Purpose of a specific business means that you should concentrate exclusively on one key area of your work or business as long as possible, without switching to another.
For example, the CEO invites his management team to an on-site seminar to encourage creative thinking while working. At the same time, he concentrates the mental resources of his team of leaders on a single agenda, and not on everyday business negotiations. Similarly, a writer who registers at a hotel to finish his book in a relaxed atmosphere is completely immersed in its plot. He wants to focus his creative powers on one project.
Time management and how to choose a theme for every day
You do not need to spend all day on one task. If you work in a company, focusing on just one task probably will not work, because you have meetings you need to attend, calls and other responsibilities.
Instead, consider key topics that shape your working life. This can be creative work, business development, sales, customer service, administration, marketing or design.
Then determine which topics are most important to you and your business goals. Now, planning your week, compare the topic every day. During a typical working day, spend two to three hours on tasks related to your chosen topics. If you can spend more time or even a whole day on them, that's great. If not, adapt accordingly.
Your new level of attention should reduce the cognitive overload that occurs when switching from one task to another. You should not spend half an hour reviewing the marketing campaign, an hour interviewing potential employees and thirty minutes writing an article, and then complain that you feel tired and depressed at dinner.
Instead, on Monday, for example, engage in marketing, on Tuesday - hire, on Wednesday do creative work, devote Thursday to business development, and Friday to administrative tasks. You can even display these topics on your calendar and take responsibility by tracking how long you focus on each topic.
Once you are comfortable with the concept, expand it, taking into account your topics for the coming month, quarter or year.What major project do you want to focus on for the next 30, 60 or 90 days? Break the material down into subtopics that you will work on during the thematic day.
Say you want to write a business book this quarter. Creative work is a topic for the next three months, so break up the writing of the book into smaller parts, such as writing, research, and editing.
Similarly, if you want to launch a new product this fall, select small weekly and daily themes. See your ad campaigns on Tuesdays. Collect customer reviews on Wednesdays. Plan your email campaign on Thursdays, and so on.
Ultimately, by correctly distributing work moments for each day and managing your own time, you will help yourself to succeed and be surprised that you have become much more productive in your work.