Remember those anti-drug commercials that cracked an egg into a sizzling frying pan and compared it to your brain on drugs?

Well, you’re doing basically the same thing to your mind if you’re multitasking throughout your life. Especially if you’re constantly switching between digital data streams like email, Slack, Twitter, texts, and more.

Don’t Alt+tab your brain into a frying pan.

Digital multitasking tricks your brain into tons of small, quick releases of the feel-good compound dopamine. Every time you check your email, dismiss a notification, or hop into another program to take care of something you thought of just now, you get that small hit. Even if something is a dead end—like checking an empty inbox for the 50th time today—you still get that release.

Multitasking creates a positive feedback loop for negative behaviors.

The human mind isn’t well-equipped to switch tasks super efficiently. Because of this, the digital revolution of browser tabs, notifications, and smartphones that are supposed to enhance productivity is actually harming it.

In a big way.

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In this episode, we dive into a study that was trying to find out what made multitaskers better, only to find out all the things that make them worse.

What we reveal will tell you why to change the way you work and how to do it. You’ll get real, actionable advice that will take your work to the next level by cutting the distractions caused by digital multitasking.

Business men are serial multitaskers, but that’s hurting productivity.

We also reveal why multitaskers have problems in their home life and how to phase them out.  

Multitaskers have a hard time paying attention to family.

Click play in the player above to get started.

Listen to this episode to hear me talk with Bill about why you need to quit multitasking:

• Why I was wrong about multitasking back in the day.
• Two websites to avoid if you want more productivity.
• The invisible cognitive cost of Alt+tabbing.
• How you’re losing 3 hours of productivity from multitasking.
• Why multitaskers have trouble paying attention to family.
• Prioritization that works.
• Three words that can help you have more time.

Books and resources mentioned:

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• “Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World,” by Cal Newport
• The episode where we review “Deep Work” as one of our favorite business books of 2016.
• Alinof timer for iPhone. (Free)
• “Overworked and Overwhelmed: The Mindfulness Alternative,” by Scott Eblin
• “The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less,” by Richard Koch
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Do this next to quit your multitasking addiction:

Multitasking is a huge addiction for driven and accomplished men. But we can give you the keys to a life that’s more free to go big at the office and still go big at home.

Get on a call with us. Go to helpmegetmoretime.com to sign up for a free 30-minute Freedom Breakthrough Session that will help you lead your business without the scourge of multitasking.

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