009: Why Multitasking is Killing Your Productivity
The Intentional Advantage
Tanya Dalton
4.8 • 602 Ratings
🗓️ 14 March 2017
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
As a recovered multitasker myself, I understand the pride many people feel about their multitasking abilities, but you might be surprised to learn that multitasking is the ONE biggest mistake you can make with productivity. Today we're learn how the brain handles multitasking, or rather, how it really can't handle multitasking. The true cost of multitasking might scare you a little but it's something we need to talk about to get past it and start being truly productive.
What's In This Episode:
- How the brain actually works when you multitask.
Why doing 2 tasks at once actually takes you longer than you think.
How I got over being a "busy" person.
What multitasking actually is and why it doesn't work.
Learn how the movie "Inside Out" got it right.
What the cost of multitasking is on your productivity.
Get Tonya's free download, "5 Minutes to Peak Productivity" at inkwellpress.com/podcast
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Productivity Paradox. Join Tanya Dalton as she helps you discover your passions and priorities through the power of productivity. |
| 0:08.2 | Tanya has transformed her personal productivity mission into Inkwell Press, a seven-figure business that has already changed the lives of thousands of fiercely loyal fans. |
| 0:18.2 | To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak productivity, |
| 0:21.7 | simply register at inkwellpress.com slash podcast. And now, here's your host, Tanya Dalton. |
| 0:28.1 | Hello, hello, everyone. Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, |
| 0:33.5 | and this is episode nine. Today, we are talking about multitasking. |
| 0:39.5 | And I know many of you are familiar with it |
| 0:41.6 | because many of you implement multitasking in your day. |
| 0:44.6 | So let me start with a quick question. |
| 0:47.5 | Do you multitask? |
| 0:48.9 | Raise your hand if you're a multitasker. |
| 0:52.3 | So I'm guessing that a lot of you have your hands up. |
| 0:56.0 | Or if you're working at your gym, you have your virtual hand up in your mind. |
| 1:00.0 | So I want you to keep your hand up if you are proud of how well you multitask |
| 1:05.0 | because it gives you these ninja-like productivity skills. |
| 1:09.0 | Okay, is your hand still up? Because you're going to want to put it down. |
| 1:13.6 | You know why? Multitasking is killing your productivity. And I know you think that tackling two or |
| 1:21.6 | three tasks all at once is efficient. I get that. But it's not. It's actually the exact opposite. And that's a truth |
| 1:31.8 | bomb right there. Multitasking is killing your productivity. So why do we believe that multitasking is |
| 1:40.1 | the best way to work? Think about the last job that you applied for. Chances are it listed |
| 1:47.8 | the ability to multitask in the job description. There's not many job descriptions today that |
| 1:53.0 | don't list multitasking. So it must be a good thing because otherwise employers wouldn't be asking |
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