Is Multitasking Bad?

I used to think Multitasking was a good thing, having the ability to multitask on a job was help in high regard. Multitasking was something I took pride in. Anytime I asked what were my +’s in a job interview, I always said multi-tasking. But what I was really saying; “give me a bunch of things to do, I’ll get them all done, maybe not on time nor without error.” Multitasking is not a plus it is a great big NEGATIVE!

So what is Multitasking? Multitasking is prioritizing things in the wrong order; it is the action of going back and forth completing a little bit at a time. When multitasking, you lose focus and make errors because you’re not focusing 100% on the task at hand to ensure things are done right. For instance; I re-wrote this blog 3 times because I was cooking dinner and answering kid questions while trying to pump out why multitasking is bad.

I have been working at to reprogramming myself to focus on one task at a time. This can be challenging for me at times..try juggling 5 kids under the age of 13 as a single parent, running a social media company, founding and directing a new association focused on the greater good of social media, starting a non-profit organization for single mothers and managing to get some sleep. Sounds impossible…at times it feels like it’s impossible. You know when I feel the most overwhelmed? When I’m multitasking!! So here I am refocused on one task, rewrote a fresh new post and it only took 1/3 of the time from the 3 previous attempts. I get the most accomplished and with better quality when I take on one thing at a time. So, I have to conclude, Multitasking is BAD!!

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