The Novel Writing Podcast

Stop Task Switching While Writing

April 09, 2024 Colleen Mitchell Episode 122
Stop Task Switching While Writing
The Novel Writing Podcast
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The Novel Writing Podcast
Stop Task Switching While Writing
Apr 09, 2024 Episode 122
Colleen Mitchell

Did you know you lose up to 23 minutes of attention every time you get distracted?

This is the reality: you can't do two things at once, and if you try, your attention pays for it.

Multitasking has been a myth for years, and yet we all believe we're immune to the actual cognitive cost of task switching, which is what really happens when we think we can write and research at the same time.

Find out more about task switching and what we can do instead in order to make faster progress on our books.

Send us a Text Message.

What to do next…

Halie & Colleen are both authors! Find their books below:

Show Notes

Did you know you lose up to 23 minutes of attention every time you get distracted?

This is the reality: you can't do two things at once, and if you try, your attention pays for it.

Multitasking has been a myth for years, and yet we all believe we're immune to the actual cognitive cost of task switching, which is what really happens when we think we can write and research at the same time.

Find out more about task switching and what we can do instead in order to make faster progress on our books.

Send us a Text Message.

What to do next…

Halie & Colleen are both authors! Find their books below: