A four legged dog only goes one way.

Multitasking is expected of all of us these days.  We are used to doing three or four things at a time: talking on a cellphone while cooking and checking email between ingredients, or traveling to work and shopping online while reading the news.

I used to take pride in how many things I could do at one time, until I discovered something: doing too many things at one time is a surefire way not to do any of them well!  When your attention is divided, so is your effort, and no task gets the very best you have to offer.

Consider instead the message of the four legged dog.  Once the dog has chosen a direction, all of the legs go with it - attention is focused and progress is made.  Give a task your focused attention and make progress!  If you have lots of things to do, choose the order and try doing them one at a time.  See if you can get more accomplished by spending 20 laserlike minutes on each of three jobs in succession OR multitasking for the whole hour.  Which feels better? More satisfying? Less harried? My guess -

The four legged dog rules!