{"id":25075,"date":"2025-06-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/?p=25075"},"modified":"2025-05-24T12:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-24T06:56:31","slug":"how-to-avoid-multitasking-and-focus-deeply-when-working-remotely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/how-to-avoid-multitasking-and-focus-deeply-when-working-remotely\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Multitasking and Focus Deeply When Working Remotely"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In today\u2019s world, where emails are sent during Zoom meetings<\/strong><\/a>, checking messages while working on a project, or juggling several tasks together is the new normal. Multitasking <\/strong><\/a>might feel like a badge of honor. But trust me, it isn\u2019t as good as it looks. Science has proven that our brain is not wired to multitask, trying the same ends up reducing 40% efficiency, as it takes away the focus and concentration on the work. We need to understand that when we switch tasks, our brain has to shift its focus from one task to another, it consumes mental energy, and leads to reduced productivity with increased chances of error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This becomes even more challenging for people working remotely because household chores, family interruptions, your own comfort space, and social media are big distractions. So, how to avoid multitasking and distractions<\/strong><\/a>? Let’s explore it all in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Learn-How-to-Prioritize-Your-Tasks.\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Learn How to Prioritize Your Tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Eisenhower matrix is one of the famous and widely used matrices. It divides the tasks on to basis importance, and importance. This framework is as such \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Urgent and Important \u2013 Do it now!<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Urgent but not Important \u2013 Delegate it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Not urgent but Important \u2013 Schedule it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Not Urgent and Not Important \u2013 Eliminate it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    This matrix will help you to focus on the tasks that require the utmost attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plan your day efficiently.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Your body and mind work differently at different hours of the day. Try assigning the work that best suits the particular time slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Morning block (9- 11 a.m.) – Mind and body are super fresh and active, try assigning creative work like writing reports or making presentations to that hour of the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Midday Block (12 \u2013 2 p.m.) \u2013 Laziness starts to strike in, assign lighter tasks like attending calls, and answering emails during those hours<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Afternoon block (2-5 p.m.) \u2013 Work that requires collaboration can be done during these hours, like meetings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Set Clear Goals<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Use the Big 3 approach for goal setting. You must know what 3 tasks would lead to higher productivity. Identify them, plan and schedule them, and create a checklist. Keep the checklist visible on your workspace so it acts like a constant reminder. As you complete each task, mark it off. Try removing as many distractions as you can, turning off the notifications, limiting social media, communicating your time boundaries, and creating a designated workspace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    And use the 2-minute approach along with it. If a task takes less than 2 minutes to do, do it now. It helps avoid piling up work and forgetting to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"Practice-single-tasking.\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Practice single-tasking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Try to intentionally avoid multitasking, here\u2019s how \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Choose a task<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Set a timer (40 \u2013 45 minutes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Focus on that task, do not do anything else in that period, be it email browsing or phone checking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Take a short break, move on to the next task<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Do analyze your productivity level before and after exercising the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The Art of Saying \u201cLater\u201d<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

      This might sound weird, but trust me, it helps. As soon as an idea pops up in your mind, or some tasks that you\u2019re reminded of, do not just jump into it. Write it down in a visible area on your workspace and leave it for the end of the workday. Well, if you\u2019re wondering, how does it help? It helps by ensuring that you don\u2019t forget it later, and it also helps in preventing you from derailing from the task that you\u2019re currently on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Review all the items that you put into the \u201cLater List\u201d during the break or at the end of the workday, and schedule them properly then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      The \u201cone touch\u201d rule<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

      Start with a commitment that if I begin a task, either I\u2019ll complete it in one go or I\u2019ll reach a significant milestone before moving on. Example \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • If you write a report, complete it, do not leave it halfway, or maybe move on when you\u2019re done with the significant portion<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • If you\u2019re sorting files, complete the folder before switching tabs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        This helps you prevent leaving work midway. Leaving work might overwhelm you later when it is all piled up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \"The-one-touch-rule.\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
        Conclusion<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

        Working from home isn\u2019t an easy nut to crack. It takes a lot to stay disciplined and work on the schedule. All that we can do is adopt ways to enhance our productivity and stay consistent. One such way is realizing that multitasking, as good as it looks & isn\u2019t helping people in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The brain demands focus, instead, we torture it by switching continuously from one task to another. Better now than never, it\u2019s a realization that comes from experience. Living in this fast-paced world, as much as we should progress, we must not forget that our brain is just an organ that is trying its best to help us out with our work. Our mental health must be of utmost importance to us. Choose wisely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        In today\u2019s world, where emails are sent during Zoom meetings, checking messages while working on a project, or juggling several tasks together is the new normal. Multitasking might feel like a badge of honor. But trust me, it isn\u2019t as good as it looks. Science has proven that our brain is not wired to multitask, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49,22790],"tags":[22917,22913,22911,22910,22916,22907,22914,22912,22906,22915,22909,22908,22904,22919,22905,22918],"class_list":["post-25075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-work-from-home","tag-how-to-avoid-distractions-and-stay-focused","tag-how-to-avoid-multitasking","tag-how-to-focus","tag-how-to-focus-better","tag-how-to-multitask","tag-how-to-stop-multitasking","tag-how-to-stop-multitasking-while-working","tag-multi-tasking","tag-multitasking","tag-multitasking-is-bad","tag-multitasking-makes-us-stupid-and-what-to-do-instead","tag-stop-multitasking","tag-stop-multitasking-and-learn-how-to-focus","tag-stop-multitasking-now","tag-what-multitasking-does-to-your-brain","tag-why-stop-multitasking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25075"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25292,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25075\/revisions\/25292"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nishantverma.in\/staging\/4777\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}