The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’

1/ "Writers were the original remote workers. Anyone who studies the great ones will notice they tend to go out of their way to designate a specific space & time for their work." "The reason such practices are important is that sustained focus is highly unnatural for human beings." Gift link.

The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’. “We find that in ­real‑world work, the more switches in attention a person makes, the lower is their end‑­of‑day assessed productivity.” [theatlantic.com]

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- 현대인의 습관이 된 '멀티태스킹'은 뇌를 피로하게 하고 업무의 질과 생산성을 심각하게 떨어뜨리는 주요 원인 - 이를 극복하려면 주의력을 희소한 자원으로 여기고, 스마트폰 격리, 업무 목록 최소화 등을 통해 한 번에 하나에만 집중하는 '모노태스킹' 환경을 설계해야 함 The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’ - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

I'm slowly weaning myself off multitasking. I got more done with less stress in April than I would have if I was juggling tasks. It is hard to break the habit of constantly jumping from one thing to another, this article gets in to some of the reasons. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

"Not everyone can turn off their phone and leave it in another room. But whatever your job, many of the highest-cost attention switches have nothing to do with the actual demands of work—they’re just a matter of habit. Nurses can’t ignore a page, but they..." (1/3) Gift link:

For those of you struggling with too much (most of you?), please take a minute to read this. I debated this with a boss - there is no such thing as "multitasking", only multi-toggling tasks. Which is inefficient, counterproductive, and exhausting. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

“I have the idea in my mind that the story is an entity that lives in that room, with the characters and the emotions that I have been putting together. And when I come back the next day, I open the door and it’s waiting for me intact."

- 현대인의 습관이 된 '멀티태스킹'은 뇌를 피로하게 하고 업무의 질과 생산성을 심각하게 떨어뜨리는 주요 원인 - 이를 극복하려면 주의력을 희소한 자원으로 여기고, 스마트폰 격리, 업무 목록 최소화 등을 통해 한 번에 하나에만 집중하는 '모노태스킹' 환경을 설계해야 함 The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’ - The Atlantic www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

Sitting with one thing, undistracted, for a long time, is difficult. It’s also one of the most reliable ways to unlock creativity. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

"Her extraordinary productivity depended on carefully curated space, rhythm, and discipline." A fascinating article about the power of monotasking and how writers benefit from this type of hyperfocusing. Gift article, my friends. #writerscommunity

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This is true. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

An old idea that works. Do one thing at a time, and do it well. www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

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"We gravitate to a customary level of interruption. If you are disrupted by notifications all day, every day, then even if those external triggers magically disappear, you will unconsciously start interrupting yourself to maintain the rhythm of distraction you’re used to."

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The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’

''In 2022, scientists showed that hours of concentration leads to a buildup of the chemical messenger glutamate in the brain. Too much glutamate is poison to brain cells, so it could be that part of mental fatigue is your brain reducing its activity to prevent getting to that point. Whatever [...]''

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"I would not, in a bazillion years, wish chronic fatigue on anyone. But I find it telling that unwelcome conditions can force limitations that lead to effective and sane habits. In a frantically paced world, the literal and figurative space to think long thoughts requires curation and constraint."

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