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7/23/2018 |
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Successful Strategies To Multitask More Effectively |
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Successful Strategies To Multitask More Effectively by Lisa Mulcahy You're laser-focused on preparing for tomorrow's presentation — but the phone won't stop ringing. And the emails keep pouring in. Your staff members are popping in, one after another, to report fires you have to put out right this second. Yep, you're distracted. Juggling essential tasks doesn't have to result in chaos, though. Use these easy, science-driven multitasking tips to accomplish everything on your plate, without sacrificing accuracy or quality: Identify your priorities. UCLA researchers report that clearly stating to yourself which task you most value will help cement your primary focus on that task, even if your attention gets divided by other to-dos. Try not to take on more than one additional duty at a time to make sure you'll accurately tend to and remember the details of this primary task, however. Don't try to solve two complex problems at once. A study from the University of Michigan found that doctors were able to accurately and swiftly diagnose a patient while completing simple concurrent tasks, like answering basic questions from co-workers. If those doctors were asked to remember something more detailed, however, that tended to delay their ability to diagnose accurately. The takeaway: don't overtax your attention span by taking on more than one analysis-driven endeavor at the same time. Read full article on MultiBriefs.
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