Life Pro Tip #8: Do One Thing

November 11, 2012

You’re not really multi-tasking, are you? Admit it. You’re half-assing two things. Or worse yet, you’re quarter-assing four things.

Unless the top two items on your agenda are Walk and Chew Gum, you’re never really doing two things well if you do them simultaneously.

Try doing one thing at a time, to the absolute best of your ability, and see if that feels better than being constantly busy getting nothing done.

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How did I end up in Spain? Why am I still here almost 20 years later? Excellent questions. With no good answer... Anyway, at some point I became a blogger, bestselling author and contributor to Lonely Planet. So there's that. Drop me a line, I'm happy to hear from you.

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