Power Up Contest: WK6 - Catching dolphin #11

Here I am back again!

Not only participating in my teammate's contest but also back with another reward, my eleventh dolphin.

For this contest, we must share some tips. So, let's start with it.

Just this morning, I was asked by a fellow Steemian how I get it right to multitask. I could have told him that, as a female, I can multitask, but unfortunately, that is not the answer. Multitasking may seem like a valuable skill only women possess, but the reality is that multitasking is actually quite difficult for most people. Our majestic organ, the brain, is simply not wired to focus on processing multiple complex tasks simultaneously. Not even to mention efficiently.

There are so many things that can influence our “getting the job done” that make multitasking even more difficult. Most of our brains cannot shift back and forth between tasks, which often leads to being anxious, which leads to frustration, and then to getting less done. Our circumstances, stress, surroundings, distractions, and so much more play a vital part in completing tasks.

My dear friends, most of the time I don’t multitask. I do single-tasking. Multitasking is for those easy jobs, like making coffee while I am stirring the pot on the stove. Feeding the dogs while I speak to my daughter on the phone.
A task that needs your full attention cannot be done with multitasking. It can only be done with one thing, prioritizing.

I have my “black book,” in which I write my “to-do’s” for the day. After I have written them down, I prioritize them. I have seen that, with the number of years I’ve been doing this, I know by now which tasks must come first and last. As I’ve told you, our brains are wonderful organs. Once I have prioritized the tasks, I put grease to the elbow and concentrate on getting the tasks done one by one. If there are plenty of tasks, I will make sure that I take a break just to recharge my battery again.

Each task I finish, I tick with a thick red pen. You will be amazed at what those red marks can do for your mood. It must be a reminder for me of when I was at school and the teacher handed me my exam paper with all the red ticks. Mission accomplish!

It is 5 easy steps you have to follow.

1. Write it down
2. Prioritize
3. Concentrate
4. Take a break
5. Reward yourself

Now over to Steemit. Do I multi-task on Steemit? Nope. I cannot. Make no mistake; I’ve tried, but it just doesn’t work. Well, not for me. I have to concentrate on one task at a time. What I will do is take breaks from tasks. For example, I will be on my blog answering comments, etc., and then I will move over to the community work just to return to my blog later again. I have found that this stops me from finding a certain task boring.

Let’s take curating as another example. Reading post after post and checking all of them for plagiarism, AI, and the rest for hours at a time does get frustrating if you don’t take a break. Often, it is with my return from a break that I discover that I’ve missed a fantastic post earlier on. Finding posts like this is a great reward on its own. They are those red ticks.

A task you can definitely not multitask is catching those dolphins. Nope, you can only catch them stroke by stroke. You have to write quality posts, you have to vote on the posts of your fellow Steemians, you have to comment on the posts of your fellow Steemians, and you have to power up to make it easier.

This is how I completed this swim today and caught my eleventh dolphin.

I invite @artist1111 @ngoenyi @dove11 and @waqarahmadshah to participate in this contest

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