If you’ve been reading about time management for a while, which you probably, have since everyone is interested in being more productive; you probably have fallen for at least one of these myths.
1. Multitasking Helps You Get More Done Faster
If you’ve ever read a job posting on LinkedIn or a company’s career page, you’ve likely seen them asking for “natural multitaskers” or “good multitaskers” as if this is good to be. The problem is scientifically, you cannot multitask.
No one can…no matter what we tell ourselves. As humans, we can only truly focus on one thing at a time.
Study after study shows that multitasking reduces productivity, increases stress, and it’s not even actually possible and in some cases, maybe dangerous.
A person who multitasks might get by and do a good enough job, but if they really focused, they’d do better.
2. You Can’t Get More Time
This is something that a lot of people will be surprised to read.
While it’s true we’re all born with the same number of hours in a day, and the life expectancy is about 78 years, we can buy other people’s time. Meaning, we can outsource tasks to others for a fee.
So instead of buying into the belief that you have to be the one who does it all, consider leveraging your time by bringing on others to help support you in getting routine tasks completed.
3. You Can Manage Your Time
When we talk about time management, we’re talking about managing the schedule you set for yourself.
You know, ensuring you have enough time and energy to do what needs to be done in the time given to get it done.
Many who fall into the trap of procrastinating do so because their plans are not as realistic as they’d like to believe.
Most don’t think though the roadblocks that might get in their way, and the moment something goes off-kilter, they give up.
Understanding how long it takes you to accomplish the task, knowing how to do the task right, which technology or equipment you need, and that you have the right resources to get it done, are all necessary steps in the
planning process.
We all have enough time to get things done, if only we know and implement the ways that work best for us moving forward.
