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#257: The Productivity Project

The Art of Manliness

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How to Become More Productive in the Moment

Research suggests that multi tasking is probably the biggest productivity killer, and you should just focus on one task at a time. The most vital tasks in our work require more attention to do right than any other task - so multitasking doesn't work. We can only consciously focus on forty bits of information every single second. And we don't have a lot of focus to give to the world around us. This is why many new year's resolutions fall apart.

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