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Stop Task Switching While Writing
Manage episode 411446180 series 3447440
Did you know you lose up to 23 minutes of attention every time you get distracted?
This is the reality: you can't do two things at once, and if you try, your attention pays for it.
Multitasking has been a myth for years, and yet we all believe we're immune to the actual cognitive cost of task switching, which is what really happens when we think we can write and research at the same time.
Find out more about task switching and what we can do instead in order to make faster progress on our books.
- https://www.apa.org/topics/research/multitasking
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-wise/201209/the-true-cost-of-multi-tasking
- https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
What to do next…
- Take the Writing Persona Quiz!
- Get the first 5 days of the challenge + worksheets for FREE (trial challenge)
- Sign up for The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge
- Sign up for the next round of Professional Premium
- Join The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge Facebook Group
- Follow the 60-Day Challenge on Instagram
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Halie & Colleen are both authors! Find their books below:
- Secrets of the Tally, by Halie Fewkes Damewood
- The Chronicles of Talahm, by Colleen Mitchell
143 episodes
Manage episode 411446180 series 3447440
Did you know you lose up to 23 minutes of attention every time you get distracted?
This is the reality: you can't do two things at once, and if you try, your attention pays for it.
Multitasking has been a myth for years, and yet we all believe we're immune to the actual cognitive cost of task switching, which is what really happens when we think we can write and research at the same time.
Find out more about task switching and what we can do instead in order to make faster progress on our books.
- https://www.apa.org/topics/research/multitasking
- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brain-wise/201209/the-true-cost-of-multi-tasking
- https://www.amazon.com/Deep-Work-Focused-Success-Distracted/dp/1455586692
What to do next…
- Take the Writing Persona Quiz!
- Get the first 5 days of the challenge + worksheets for FREE (trial challenge)
- Sign up for The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge
- Sign up for the next round of Professional Premium
- Join The 60-Day Novel Writing Challenge Facebook Group
- Follow the 60-Day Challenge on Instagram
- Leave a review on Apple Podcasts
Halie & Colleen are both authors! Find their books below:
- Secrets of the Tally, by Halie Fewkes Damewood
- The Chronicles of Talahm, by Colleen Mitchell
143 episodes
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