The Myth of Multitasking: Why Fewer Priorities Leads to Better Work

The word priority was originally derived from the Latin word "prioritas," which means "to come first." There is no plural in first. There can only ever be one true priority. Overwhelm is a symptom. Having multiple priorities is often the cause.

Trying to navigate more than one priority often results in a chaotic juggle where, despite our best intent... See more

The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. It stayed singular for the next five hundred years. Only in the 1900s did we pluralise the term and start talking about priorities. Illogically, we reasoned that by changing the word we could bend reality. Somehow we would now be

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Why would focus compound? Part of it is time. If you care about less, you spend more time doing what you care about most. Also, you are always nonconsciously processing the thing you focus on.So cutting priorities means you work even when it looks like you’re not working. These days,I’ll spend the afternoon playing with the kids, doing the dishes, ... See more