Multitasking is often thought of as demonstration of ‘wise use of time’. In fact, the ability to multitask is often valued by companies, and taken as a major indicator of work efficiency for its employees. But, we should never be blinded by these norms because it is also a fact that multitasking also eats up time and results inefficiency when unnecessarily applied.
As an entrepreneur - I find multitasking valuable in my career because it saves me precious time that can be spent on making money rather than running errands or doing non-profitable tasks. I practice it almost everyday as I make myself morning tea, while eating breakfast, and catching up with my sexy girlfriend. I have also learned that multitasking is never all-good-no-bad. It has its own share of disadvantages.
Say you are a freelance writer. Making money is very important to you because you don’t have a steady source of income. You often read e-mails in between your work to make sure you aren’t missing any good paying job postings. In addition to this, you also do accept too many projects at the same time to keep yourself occupied and avoid ‘freelance dry days’. In this scenario, the following outcomes are possible;
• You failed to provide quality content to your client because you lack focus.
• You find it difficult to write because you lack focus.
• You procrastinate because you get tired of writing.
• You got burned out because of the unmanageable workload.
The scenario above is very good example of multitasking at its worst. Now, how does it differ from a scenario demonstrating multitasking at its best? The answer is simple— the purpose for which multitasking is done for.
You can undoubtedly be a master of multitasking on physical activities that you routinely do such as doing the house chores and moving around your place. However, tasks that require much thought and undivided attention do not qualify as good tasks to multitask. Lack of focus may result you to spend more time than expected on a project, thus affecting your productivity and eventually, your efficiency as a worker.
Making money in any kind of business endeavor works in the same way because working on a business is a series of well thought of actions which lead to success and financial Independence. Your investment decisions alone is already worthy of your undivided attention— what more is the regular business operations? In this case, you have the option to outsource. This is also a lesson to anyone hoping to start different businesses all at the same time… it just won’t work!
Multitasking can and will erode your razor sharp focus. As human beings we work best as focused and disciplined people. We are at our best when we are fully immersed in the flow of our current task. If you want to multitask remember that the end product will never be as refined as something that you single tasked.
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