It took me to become a Minimalist to realize the negative effects of multitasking. I have worked in the field doing installs and repairs in the telecommunication industry most of my life and prided myself on the ability to multitask.

Multitasking is not as efficient as we are led to believe. In fact, It is actually counter-productive.

When you work free from a boss peering over your shoulder producing results becomes paramount. I felt busy as I took on multiple tasks.

I would look to perform another task as the task I was presently doing afforded a few minutes of what I believed was downtime.

The more I multitasked the more proficient and clever I became at filling what I believed was unused time with an additional task. These quick tasks would be things like spending a few seconds sending or reading an email or calling a client to confirm a scheduled appointment.

Nothing that required much brainpower.

When I began living a more minimalist lifestyle I realized the multitasking I was doing was a waste of time and not needed. I realized the negative effects of multitasking. Do you believe multitasking benefits you?

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