Reclaim your focus (and sanity) go mono.
In this age of maniacal multitasking, where if you aren't doing three things at once you're likely to feel unproductive, I say it's time to reclaim your ability to focus, I mean really focus, on one task at a time. It's time to mono-task.
That's right, when you're on the phone-don't read your emails, don't rifle through files, don't IM your spouse, don't surf the net and...please don't drive-talk, listen, engage in conversation. In fact, become engaged in whatever it is you are doing, something that's near impossible when you're dealing in multiples.
Mono-tasking saves energy (not to mention your sanity). In fact, studies show that multitasking is less productive and more stressful than concentrating on the task at hand. By doing less, you can actually get more done.
So read on to discover five ways to transistion from multi- to mono-tasking.
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