Do one thing at a time
On multitasking:
- multitasking is inefficient
- multitasking generates a deceptive feeling of productivity
- the longer you multitask, the worse you get at it, as if depleting a mental resource
Try to multitask all day, and you'll find yourself extra bad at dealing with more than one thing at a time (more ADHD-like?). Better conserve it so that when it's necessary to multitask, you'll have more resources for it.
Even at the start of a good day, with a full tank of potential for multitasking, it still has poor real-world results. As such you may as well only do it when an external force requires you to. Always single-thread when possible.
This justifies
- Write, and edit later
- Writing one atomic note at a time, as per the slipbox method
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