Recognizing Bad Time Management Habits Chronic Multitasking

Recognizing Bad Time Management Habits Chronic Multitasking

In an age where people are buried hip deep in technology, multitasking is looked upon as a much-needed skill. This is the ability to do simultaneous tasks, like checking email and listening to music. But is it really all that it is cracked up to be?

It seems like an easy way to manage time, right? Get two things done at once so you finish up faster.

A recent British studyi showed that when people engage in multi-tasking, the less focused they actually are on a task. Concentration levels dip and people perform less effectively than people who rarely multitask. Christina Rosen’s study agrees and implies that multitasking promotes inattention.

So when you are multitasking, are you actually sabotaging yourself? Yes, but you do not know that you are doing it.

These basic bad habits are the weeds that you have to kill: the DPM. These are the most common time killing habits that people exhibit in work and life environments.

Guilty? Do not be because these habits can be changed. You are not going to be stuck with them for the rest of you if you know how to recognize and fix them.