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How to Single-Task

Everyone talks about how to multi-task… yesterday I had a conversation with David from the Brown County Career Resource center and we discussed single-tasking. That is… turning off your phone, your twitter desktop app, closing your email, turning off alerts – and actually getting some work done.

time.pngWe have too many distractions, nowadays, and it’s impacting the quality of our work.

I’m not a fan of multi-tasking. Co-workers from previous jobs will corroborate the fact that I’m a heads’ down guy. I like to find a corner, concentrate on what I’m doing, and execute. At times they would walk up to me and discuss another project, and I’d look at them like a zombie… barely remembering that they even asked me a question.

My daughter loves this, by the way… this is usually when she asks for permission to do things that I might say no to. 🙂

Anyways… try it! If you’ve got a Blackberry, turn it on silent (not vibrate) and turn it over on the desk so you can’t see the face of it light up when a new message hits. If you’re going to a meeting, leave your phone at your desk and concentrate on the meeting. If you have a boardroom of executives in a meeting, that meeting can be costing your business thousands of dollars. Put down the phone and get the work done!

Give it a try next week – block out 2 to 3 hours straight on your calendar on Monday. Decide the project that you’re going to work on. Close your door, turn off all desktop alerts, and get started. You’ll be amazed at how much work you’ll get accomplished.

Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr is CMO of OpenINSIGHTS and the founder of the Martech Zone. Douglas has helped dozens of successful MarTech startups, has assisted in the due diligence of over $5 bil in Martech acquisitions and investments, and continues to assist companies in implementing and automating their sales and marketing strategies. Douglas is an internationally recognized digital transformation and MarTech expert and speaker. Douglas is also a published author of a Dummie's guide and a business leadership book.

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