Single-Tasking

The practice of focusing on one task at a time, to completion, rather than multitasking, consistently shown to improve quality, speed, and wellbeing.

Multitasking is a myth for knowledge workers. Research shows multi-tasking reduces productivity by up to 40%. Single-tasking on important work produces better results faster.

Instead of writing a proposal with email open and messages pinging, a founder closes everything, sets a 60-minute timer, and writes the proposal, finishing in half the time.