Anti-Multitasking-Challenge

We are so used to multi-tasking that we actually go into withdrawal at the thought of focusing on One Thing at a time. Even though science has proven how unproductive, yes, even conta productive it is. 

Allow yourself to be "in the present moment".

Here is a list of Single Tasking Reminders to help you on your own single tasking challenge:

• Eat breakfast without reading a book / newspaper / going online / checking your phone or even talking by speaker phone.
• When you take public transport - simply sit and observe. You don't always need to be distracted by a book or by music. When you drive, be fully aware- don't drift off on clouds of thoughts.
• Watch a movie from start to finish without doing other things. 
• Listen to an album all the way through without doing something else. Watch a TED talk completely through with having it run in the background while you are perhaps cleaning. Yes, even though these are just words!
• Connect with the people you speak to - don't think about what you need to say next, just listen and react to what needs to come through. Your relationships will bloom!
• Carry around a notebook and write things down should you feel like you will get distracted.- don't pop off and do whatever tasks grab your attention.
• Start your day with some mindful rituals. Do each thing one at a time.
• Set a timer for 25 minutes and divide your tasks into 25 minute intervals. Take a 5 minute break after every 25-minute unit. Some tasks might take longer, so break them into these time blasts. This method, called the Pomodoro time management technique,  works well to help you focus.
• Declutter your desk so that you don't have any distractions there.
• Switch off your phone for a day on the weekend and detox from technology.
• Allocate one day of the week to cleaning. Don't use it as an excuse to be off-task
• Slow down your evening with Evening Power-Down rituals. Give yourself enough sleeping time.
• Have only one browser window open at a time when you are on the internet. Shut off all notifications!