I switch context at work on a 30 minute basis, day-on-day.
And Multitask. And today was no exception. I have had 17 meetings, each on
different subject in the last 12 hours. It was meetings, and calls, on
intensive, stressful topics, including over lunch and while driving. And each
call was on a different topic. And, over a good 12 of them, I was multitasking.
I have had a stack overflow. And, I feel totally
drained. I could do it before with ease, but I am finding it increasingly
draining these days – ageing I guess.
I can feel that this all is resulting in :
- Memory drain/loss. At times, I cannot remember what was talked because the context changed too soon.
- Writing something different in an email, while I am on a call. Insanity!
- Increased stress level
- Over simulation of brain
- Lack of focus
- Dampened productivity
Meetings or no meetings - we all do multitasking: Texting
while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while
cooking dinner, emailing while driving and what not. In today's society, doing
just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even wasteful – But I do hope that I can start indulging in
this luxury – even if only for a few hours in a day.
