3. Doing a lot at the same time
Do you multitask a lot? You may be doing yourself more harm than good. According to a research carried out by Stanford University, people who are regularly bombarded with multiple streams of digital information have a more pronounced problem recalling information and paying attention when compared to people who undertake one task at a time. Research also supports IQ dropping as low as 15% while multitasking. What’s your hurry? Do you have a deadline?
Instead of trying to do them all at once, why not split the time among the tasks to do them one by one? A lot of the time, if you try doing them all, you would end up doing a bad job, then you’ll panic because you don’t have enough time to redo them all, and then you’ll panic all the more.
You need to breathe, the world is not going to end because your task is not ready. Try starting early, so you can spend time doing them to the standard you want, that way, you’re not under pressure and you can unleash your creativity. If you’re a manager, try not to give anyone more than one task at any given time, which can lead to work induce stress and poor output.
4. Flying frequently
Flying frequently can damage your brain. According to a recent study from the University of Bristol, 20 female aircrew members who flew across seven time zones regularly had their short-term objective memory, and very simple extra cognition affected. They also suggested that the damage may become permanent if suffered repeatedly over the long term.
Flying is great, it gets you to your destination faster, but seriously you need to consider what it’s doing to you. If you’re always flying, you should reconsider your options, people are fine until they are not. It is not wise to wait for something to happen first, there is always the road.
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