Multitasking

I used to pride myself as being an awesome mutitasker.  With the help of technology I can monitor my trades on the Forex and stock market, check my emails, eat breakfast, balance my checkbook, check my voicemail, read my friends' updates on Facebook, review my schedule for the day and text my wife... ALL AT THE SAME TIME!

Of course, this whole concept of mutitasking is a huge myth.  All of us can only do one thing at a time.  When we think we are caught up in some high-productivity whirlwind of multitasking we are, in fact, still doing things one thing at a time only switching our attention and efforts back and forth, here to there and everywhere among all our various jobs.

It's like getting a huge plate from the buffet line and then sitting down to nibble on this and that and then the next thing back to that thing and then the next after that.

It's a silly, stupid way to get things done.  The food gets eaten, but not savored.

Now I, who was once proud to be a multitasking king, am now seeking a better, simpler, more mindful way.

One thing at a time.  One thing holds my attention.  Then the next.  Then the next.

Of course, multitasking habits die hard.  As I write this, I am so tempted to switch Google Chrome tabs to play a fast game of Zuma Blitz.  But I resist.

Focusing on this blog post...

One thing at a time with focus, mindfulness, whole-heartedness is my new goal.  It's the only true way to flow.

It is the only true way to find joy in the work and in the now.