I have quickly learned that being busy isn’t, or at least shouldn’t be, a badge of honor because I quickly went from juggling to burnt out & drowning. The idea of multitasking became more like an addiction, and like most addictions, it wasn’t long before I saw how bad it really was for me — I wasn’t actually getting that much done & it was more detrimental than it was helpful.

So what do I instead? I have spent the past YEAR — yes, year! — training myself on how to “single-task” and more importantly, how to quiet anything that tries to pull my focus on the task at hand.

While I haven’t perfected this new lifestyle by any stretch of the imagination — hello, I’m still a mom! — I have picked up some pretty useful hacks & habits, and that’s what I want to dive into today. I want to share with you some of my single-tasking tricks & how they’ve helped me step up my productivity.

Mentioned Techniques:

• Thought Purging

• Prioritizing & Planning

• Batching & Single Tasking

Mentioned Tools:

• Trello from brain dumping and big picture, macro planning

• Powersheets for intentional & thoughtful goal planning from month to month & week to week.

• Undated Weekly Planner Pad for appointments & scheduling week to week

• Tomato One Pomodoro Timer App for more efficient time management & batching.

TODAY’S EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY GATHER.

I’ve seen how blogging has evolved firsthand — how it can be super rewarding & worth every second you invest into it, and I’ve also seen how it can just drain you of all your creative juices with no ROI. These are the differences between your blog working for you & your blog working against you; so in this episode, we're going to be talking about what that might look like to help you identify how your blog is serving you (if at all) and what you can do differently.

Hear from show host, Albie of Albie Knows, how founding The E-Design Experience less than a year ago has evolved into this podcast, and what you can expect from The Design Influence every week. 

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