Looking at a lot of articles on the internet, I noticed that there's a lot of information regarding why we should not multitask. One of the main reasons is because by switching between tasks our attention will be divided hence resulting in a lack of focus and poor quality of work.
However, after doing many attempts of trying to do one thing at a time, I've found that there are some drawbacks when we don't multitask. One of my biggest problems with doing one thing at a time is having to deal with boredom. For example, when you have to look after someone and just sit down and pay attention to what the person is doing. You might be able to concentrate in the beginning but after a while (e.g. half an hour) you start feeling restless because it gets really dull and routine. You could be doing some reading to gain more knowledge and still be able to do your job at the same time (provided that the situation is easy to monitor).
Multitasking can also be very motivating. At times when I don't feel like exercising, I would play Youtube videos or movies and exercise while watching. It makes me feel more positive about exercise since I know that I'm watching a movie instead so it doesn't feel like 'work' (if the work out is not exciting or has become too routine).
Go ahead and try it out.
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