Finding a Moment

Finding a Moment

One Task at a Time

I’m going to tell you a secret.  “Multi-tasking” is a myth, a legend though it is listed on countless job descriptions and resumes.  I, too, had this characteristic indented on my resume.  I even felt I was the queen of multi-tasking.  I could easily juggle email, phone calls, data entry and analysis at the same time.

Or could I?  It wasn’t until I started my yoga teachertraining that I began to see how many different directions I was going.  I was building a sales presentation while taking client calls then popping downstairs to restart the laundry (benefits of working from home).  Sometimes this method seemed to work seamlessly and other times, I found so many mistakes in my presentation or would forget what a client just said.

Shiva Rea, creator of Prana Flow®, speaks in depth about embodiment, and how our culture pushes us to do otherwise.  We basically check our bodies into one cubbyhole then place the mind in another.  They are not working together when we juggle multiple tasks.  My fingers may be typing an email, but my mind is planning what to say next to a vendor. 

This action is half-action.  Multi-tasking is giving a portion of your attention to the task at hand.  Why not give all of your attention, and fully embody the task?  Structure your day to work on one task at a time.  For example, only respond to emails once an hour instead of responding to each one as they arrive.

Do you want to enjoy 15% of your life at a time?  Feel more accomplishment in your to-do list by actually focusing on one task at a time.