From Edie: Struggling to focus when you write? Discover how single-tasking helps writers eliminate distractions, boost productivity, and reconnect with creativity in a busy, noisy world.
How to Focus When You Write: Why Single-Tasking Is the Key to Productivity and Creativity
By Edie Melson @EdieMelson
I don’t know about you, but life hasn’t slowed down.
If anything, the noise has increased. Notifications, platforms, expectations, opportunities—it all keeps coming. For years (decades, really), we’ve been told that the key to productivity is learning how to juggle it all.
Multi-tasking has been praised as a leadership skill. A productivity hack. A necessary survival tool.
We’ve been taught how to do it better. Faster. More efficiently. But all that has done is increase my exhaustion. I’m not just physically tired, but I’m weary mentally and creatively.
