'I know I’m not supposed to multitask at home or work — I’ve heard it’s not good for the brain — but I can’t seem to stop. I know that I will eventually procrastinate, so when I have some focus, I try to get everything done, hopping from task to task.'
reader recently wrote, “I am a 31-year-old mid-level management marketing person who has been diagnosed with ADHD. I knowat home or at work — I’ve heard that it’s not good for the brain — but I can’t seem to stop. I feel the pressure of deadlines, and there is a lot of work on my plate. I know that I will eventually procrastinate, so when I have some focus, I try to get everything done, hopping from task to task. The problem is that I’m exhausted from the effort and I make sloppy mistakes.
Work-related activities like yours are cognitively demanding, and you need to focus to get things done. When you multitask, it’s like watching a play with actors playing different scenes simultaneously. You will lose track of the plot, and get exhausted by the end of the performance.makes it harder to plan, get started on tasks, manage time, guide our actions and responses, make decisions, and control emotions.
– When it’s time to work on something, write the name of the task on a sticky note, and post it somewhere you can’t miss it. If you’ve planned to create an e-mail campaign, write “e-mail campaign” and stick it to your monitor.When you sit down to focus on the one task you have planned for, you may find that you lack the motivation to get started. The good news is that you can learn to create motivation when you need it.
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