Askology's Best Neuroscience-Based Strategies for Getting Sh!t Done: Stop Multitasking

Toronto's Sandy MacKenzie gives a sneak peak into the neuroscience-based strategies included in the "Getting Sh!t Done" programme.

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Neuroscience research has shown that multitasking — the art of doing multiple things at once — is nearly impossible. When you multitask, your brain switches between each task very rapidly to the point that you feel like you are doing tasks simultaneously.

Contrary to popular belief, multitasking is not the best way to maximize productivity.

A recent research study by Dr. Melina Uncapher and Dr. Anthony Wagner, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found productivity decreased. At the same time, further research supported the notion that multitasking impairs and can even harm cognitive performance.

The urge to try and take on as many projects as possible is a natural human inclination. However, the idea that you can reasonably handle more than one objective at a time appears to be untrue. Sometimes less really is more, especially when "more" compromises your quality of work.

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Sandy MacKenzie, is a Partner, Chief Askologist and Senior Salecologist with the Askology/Salecology Group. He is a global coach, trainer, and consultant on the psychology and neuroscience of asking/selling.