However,multitaskingcan actually negatively affect productivity and efficiency.

If that resonates with you, single-tasking may be the answer.

You don’t need to give up multi-tasking entirely, but give single-tasking a try.

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See how you feel when you incorporate these strategies when possible.

For more on this, see “chunking” below.)

Don’t worry, we’ll get to that in a minute, too.

But you may also benefit fromcutting out some of the commitmentsin your schedule that are not absolutely necessary.