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Oct 5, 2011

"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." --Alexander Graham Bell

How to Live a Single-Tasking Life

Multi-tasking is no longer about being productive -- it's a way of living. It's not a sane way of living, however, and it's not necessarily the most effective way of working either. Imagine instead, a single-tasking life. Imagine waking and going for a run, as if running were all you do. Nothing else is on your mind but the run, and you do it to the very best of your abilities. Then you eat, enjoying every flavorful bite of your fresh breakfast of whole, unprocessed foods. You do your work, one task at a time, each task done with full focus and dedication. You spend time with loved ones, as if nothing else existed. It sounds nice, but how do you live a life like this? Like anything worth doing, it takes practice. Here's what author Leo Babauta recommends.