Self Driven From Distraction

Got An Idea For A Novel Or A New Business Venture But Never Have Time To Get It Off The Ground? A “Cave Day” Might Be The Secret To Working Harder, Faster And Smarter

HOW MANY OTHER THINGS ARE YOU DOING AS YOU READ THIS? If you’re like most millennials – who check their phones an average of once every 6.5 minutes – you’re likely texting a friend, replying to work emails, deciding what to have for dinner and scrolling through Instagram.

You’re not distracted, you’re multi-tasking. But according to researchers, this isn’t a magic bullet of efficiency. One study found people who multi-tasked were worse at recalling information and made more errors than those who focused on one thing at a time, while another suggested multi-taskers are 40 per cent less productive than their single-minded counterparts. You think you get more done in less time, but really you’re taking longer to produce poorer results than if you’d worked through a to-do list.