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Multitasking is a badge of honor for many. But according to Earl Miller, a neuroscience professor at MIT, “You can’t multitask.” Our brains are hard-wired to only do one cognitively demanding activity at a time.
In a Wall Street Journal article, Miller says what we actually are doing is task-shifting, jumping from one task to another. In fact, juggling tasks makes us much less creative and more prone to errors.
Martha was multitasking, while her sister Mary was focused on just one thing, Jesus. In Luke 10:41 we read, “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better.”
Look for ways to become more singularly focused and greater productivity should follow.
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