Multi-tasking felt so good because we were almost always doing something. Eventually, when I evaluated all of the important work I actually did at the end of the day it was almost nothing. I now block time for deep important work so that I can stay focused long enough to make real progress. This Fast Company post is very helpful:
“More and more, our careers depend on making good choices. And by understanding decision fatigue and how we can counter it, we can make sure we’re operating at 100% all day long. Decision fatigue is the deterioration of our ability to make good decisions after a long session of decision making.”