The Law of Focus

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A friend emailed me:

"One of my first time saving tips taught to me was to take the task I was working on as far as I could before moving on to something else. The theory here is that most tasks take less than an hour to complete yet we get distracted somehow and don't get it done. The lesson here I think is focus. Focus on the task at hand and move it along to the furthest point you can without allowing distractions to get in the way. Your readers may be interested in this simple tip."

This is an awesome tip that I know as "The Law of Focus" which says:

"You accomplish more faster by focusing completely on one thing at a time"

It flies in the face of "The power of While" which is multitasking. What can you do while you are walking etc.

As I have studied time management, the more I realize that more people suffer from busyness and multitasking than too much focus. Multitasking tends to increase the stress and decrease the productivity. So next time you consider multitasking, consider "The Law of Focus".

Quote for the day:

The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence.


Robert J. Shiller, Irrational Exuberance