Whereas I am well aware that *"multitasking"* is a popular 21st century buzzword, I'm also well aware that I *suck* at it.

But this is not really a post about multitasking, because that suggests being able to to multiple things at the same time. In this case, I am more looking at simply *trying to do too many things well,* and how it negatively affects our productivity.

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## *I Hate Rushing!*

I know plenty of people who love the sensation of *"hustle and bustle,"* and feeling like they are *"always on the go,"* but I have never been one of those. Whereas I do enjoy *doing* things, I like to be a deliberate and thorough worker... someone who creates *quality* *"something"* rather than *quantity* *"something."*

Whenever I find that I have to rush a lot to get one thing done in a hurry so I can get on with the next one, the *quality* of what I do suffers severely. 

Of course, there are those that argue that *"as long as it gets DONE,"* most people never stop for long enough to notice and pay attention to *minor problems.*That basically amounts to a slightly genteel way of saying *"who cares?"* in not so many ways.

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## *Too Many Irons in the Fire*

For the past 4-5 years, I can with a high degree of certainly say that I have had *"too much"* going on. 

As a result, I am *spread thin* to the point where I don't ever feel like I am able to pay appropriate attention to *anything* I do. 

There's an old truism in Denmark that goes *"Hastværk er lastværk"* which literally translates into something along the lines of *"The business of being in a hurry is a burden."*

I would tend to agree with that, and extend it to include just having too many projects to look after, concurrently. It feels like a *"burden"* to not have the time to do my best at each one of them; and I realize that I often live with a pervasive sense of *mild irritation* as a result.

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## *The Psychological Fallout*

We often tend to overlook the *psychological* effects of the things we do, or we sweep such things under the rug with rationalizations that having *feelings* about our work and projects is *"too woo-woo"* and just serves to get in our way.

And yet, millions of people seek help to deal with work-related stress, anxiety, hypertension and various other physical issues. But where do those *come* from?

When I look at myself... and apply many years of training in self-inquiry... the truth is that I don't mind *working hard* to have what I have, but it makes me feel bad about myself — and occasionally mildly depressed — to know that I am in some way *not doing my BEST* because I'm in too much of a rush to keep up with everything I need to keep up with!

Short answer: For most people, it's *depressing* to create something sloppy, in service of going quickly, and getting *a lot* done. Often it's even subconscious... but some part of us "senses" that we're ultimately "*putting our name*" on a piece of crap. Or something we could do a lot better.

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## *So Why Be Into so MANY Things?*

It's a very good question, and a fair part of it has to do with simple economics. Many people are simply *"out of time,"* from the perspective that they have to work extensively to simply survive and afford the basics.

This morning, I overheard my work neighbor mention that he'd been working on a problem with a plumber, and the plumber said *"well, we PROBABLY have the leak fixed."* My friend Robert found himself asking why there was a "probably" in the sentence — why isn't the problem just *FIXED?*

Of course, *"Scott the Plumber"* is not only a plumber for five days a week, he also works part time as a re-stocker at the supermarket, during night-time hours. Scott is always on the run... and whereas I'm sure he'd *like* to take his time and make sure that the problem is truly *FIXED,* he simply doesn't have the time to make it to enough appointments to make a living, and so we end up with *"probably."*

And so we return to some of my previous writings, in which it increasingly seems like the world need to reassess what it means to *have* — and *DO* — "enough" in this world of ours.

Because a lot of us are just stretched too thin. And that's not a *good* thing.

Thanks for reading!

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