While we may consider frequent interruptions to be mostly harmless, or even proof of our ability to juggle our workload and multi-task, studies have shown them to be hugely disruptive.
This is a problem because when we attempt to do two things at once, we end up doing both half as well, he argues. –promises that, with practice, we can train ourselves to focus better, strengthening our “monotasking muscles”.
Much of the advice dished out in the book on how to stay focused and attentive is repeated again and again. After all, the best measures are largely the same no matter what the task is: trying to be fully present in the moment, turning off and putting away your phone, clearing your schedule of other commitments, sitting or dressing comfortably.
His point here is to recognise distractions without giving into them blindly and unthinkingly, no matter how much you’re compelled to. Glenn Carstens-Peters on Unsplash Mastering this internal self-discipline is undoubtedly useful. But how can we apply these learnings to our everyday working lives?
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