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Your Mind
MYTH
Multitasking demonstrates competence.
REALITY
Singletasking demonstrates discipline and focus.
Focus and simplicity. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean, to make it simple. It is worth it because then you can move mountains.
STEVE JOBS
As noted, singletasking means taking control of your environment and your mind. Singletasking is not only what you do in the world; it is also about developing willpower.
If you meet someone and instantly forget his name, there’s a solid chance your brain wasn’t present when he said “Hector” because you were preoccupied with other matters entirely. The inability to concentrate on another ...
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