Multi-tasking is my pal

We start with the alternative arguement - 
it's bad for productivity
it slows you down 
it distracting
etc. etc. 

Here's an article on that side if you'd like

For my brain - it's like taking off the barriers and going "off you go! be free!".

I like to habit stack.
Habit stacking does what is says on the tin - you take one habit and combine it with another.

I like to read in the bath.
It freaks out my book lover friends but it means I read daily and relax for longer.

I listen to podcasts and make reels when I paint.
It puts me in the right frame of mind to start a task (especially if the podcast relates directly) and it gives me another creative outlet to pause.

I like to word vomit talk into a note whilst I take a walk.
It helps me process things out loud and I get exercise in.

Habit stacking in it's essence is multi-tasking with complimentary activities.

But multi-tasking is more like activity switching.

I speak from an ADHD framework here so if multitasking and habit stacking sound like a nightmare to you - kudos.
I see it as permission to switch up what you're doing whenever you need - with one golden rule:

You have to come back to the original task.

I like to write, create, clean, move - whatever the day needs to be.

There has to be wiggle room for incompletion and failure - but I find it's the best way I reach the much sought after Flow State.


I find the best way to complete
The Golden Rule
is ... planning (ahh scary)

- You need to set a date for the main task to be finished
- You keep that date or deadline within reach (i.e. on a diary in front of you)
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- You set multiple reminders to this deadline
But beyond that - multi-task away.

​The pomodoro method can be a a multi-tasking baseline in disguise if you let it.
(it's named after a tomato timer - it's nothing fancy).
Breaks are the other task you want to do - 
I like a loose version of this :20-25 minutes main task, 5-10 other task x4 - break. - rinse and repeat.
Sometimes I find it's the only way I can complete tasks that are
- boring
- hard
or the dreaded combo - boring and hard.

I want to see a pomodoro timer

Essentially - it's definitely more chaotic to lean into multi-tasking but I find I get my most creative, interesting ideas doing it this way. 

I will report back if I get medicated. 
(laughing my butt off).