Multitasking is Slow You Down

Why Do I Have to Do Everything? June 4, 2026 | Episode 5470 Host: Scott Smith Episode Description You said yes a long time ago. You'd take care of mom, handle the project, carry the load. Back then, it felt manageable. Now it's flaring up, and you're wondering why you're stuck do ...  Show more

Something has been sitting in the back of your mind. You already know what you should do about it. You just haven't said it out loud yet. Smart, successful people are the toughest to coach because we keep our walls up. We educate ourselves into corners. The answer is right there ...  Show more

Lots of people take pride in being great multitaskers. The
problem with that is that multitasking is not only slowing you down
and making you less efficient, but it is also making you dumber. In
this episode I share all of the reasons why multitasking needs to

Do you find yourself multitasking more but getting less done?

Take a moment and pay attention to what you’re doing right now. Do you have Slack open while you’re composing an email? Are you scrolling through social media while you’re listening to this episode? One of th ...

Multitasking has become an accepted norm in our society. We pride ourselves on how efficient we can be at getting multiple tasks done in the least amount of time. Challenge yourself to focus on not just getting the task done, but switch the focus to getting the task done in the m ...  Show more

Writing an email while on a Zoom call. Talking on the phone while walking. Scrolling through social media while watching a movie.

In both our work and our play, we're all doing more and more multitasking. Doing two things at once makes us feel as if we're more efficient ...