Multi-tasking

I have decided that multi-tasking is the spawn of Satan. Really. I have just begun to hate it. I eat, wipe off the kitchen counter and make a phone call at the same time. I watch tv, pay bills and surf the internet simultaneously. I can't remember the last time I watched, I mean really watched, a whole episode of anything on tv.

I sat down this afternoon to read a good book, or at least a scary book with its being Halloween and all, but because there are so many things I want to do and need to do, I can't concentrate on reading for those things dancing through my head. It's the way I suspect ADD must feel.

Lately as I have felt dissatisfaction creeping into my life, I have wondered why. I think I have discovered the culprit. I used to pride myself that I was good at doing so much at one, but now I see this more as a weakness rather than a strength.

I don't even think it saves time like I thought it would because of the time I am spending going back and forth in my mind on what needs to be done next or planning one project while I am executing another one. (Hang on. I have to go feed the dogs.)

Anyway, as I was saying... multi-tasking is taking its toll. Even at my desk when I am working, when I hear the "beep" of my iPhone or laptop signaling new mail, I drop everything and check it and respond to it, completely losing focus on the task at hand.

So I have decided to declare war on multi-tasking. I have decided I will not be a participant in this particular way of the world. I will do what I am doing with all of my heart while I am doing it, and then I will do the next thing...and then the next thing...and then the next thing until I am through. And maybe I won't ever be through, but at least I will enjoy the process. Right now though, I am going to go take a nap. Sweet dreams.