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

3. Distraction undermines results. When you try to do too much at once, you can end up doing nothing well. Figure out what matters most in the moment and give it your undivided attention.

TAKE ONE SHOT AT A TIME Create a short list of key priorities and keep the list short. Some leaders have found it useful to have only one priority at any given time. They then concentrate on that single priority until they’ve dispensed with it. If you must have more than one priority, then keep it to a maximum of three—any more than three prioritie

PRINCIPLE #1: DO FEWER THINGS Strive to reduce your obligations to the point where you can easily imagine accomplishing them with time to spare. Leverage this reduced load to more fully embrace and advance the small number of projects that matter most.

My recommendation here is simple: work on at most one project per day. To clarify, I don’t intend for this single daily project to be your only work for the day. You’ll likely also have meetings to attend, emails to answer, and administrative nonsense to subdue (we’ll talk more about these smaller tasks in the upcoming proposition about containing

There can only be ONE. Your most important priority is the ONE Thing you can do right now that will help you achieve what matters most to you. You may have many “priorities,” but dig deep and you’ll discover there is always one that matters most, your top priority—your ONE Thing. 2. Goal Set to the Now. Knowing your future goal is how you begin. Id