Help me break my multitasking habit and learn to single-task.
My multitasking habits: [EMAIL DURING MEETINGS / PHONE WHILE WORKING / 20 BROWSER TABS / HALF-FINISHED EVERYTHING]
Why I multitask: [FEEL PRODUCTIVE / BORED / CAN'T FOCUS / HABIT / EVERYTHING FEELS URGENT]
Provide:
1. **The Multitasking Myth**: Why the brain can't actually multitask (and what it's really doing)
2. **Cost Calculation**: How much time I'm losing to task-switching daily
3. **Single-Tasking Practice**: A 7-day challenge to work on one thing at a time
4. **One-Tab Rule**: Working with just one browser tab and one application visible
5. **Meeting Attention**: How to be fully present in meetings (no email on the side)
6. **Phone Placement**: Where to put my phone during focused work
7. **Boredom Tolerance**: Building the ability to sit with one task even when it's tedious
8. **Depth Over Breadth**: Why finishing one thing completely beats advancing five things slightly
9. **Environment Design**: Physical setup that supports single-tasking
10. **Progress Tracking**: Noticing the quality improvement when I stop multitasking
Help me break my multitasking habit and learn to single-task.
My multitasking habits: [EMAIL DURING MEETINGS / PHONE WHILE WORKING / 20 BROWSER TABS / HALF-FINISHED EVERYTHING]
Why I multitask: [FEEL PRODUCTIVE / BORED / CAN'T FOCUS / HABIT / EVERYTHING FEELS URGENT]
Provide:
1. **The Multitasking Myth**: Why the brain can't actually multitask (and what it's really doing)
2. **Cost Calculation**: How much time I'm losing to task-switching daily
3. **Single-Tasking Practice**: A 7-day challenge to work on one thing at a time
4. **One-Tab Rule**: Working with just one browser tab and one application visible
5. **Meeting Attention**: How to be fully present in meetings (no email on the side)
6. **Phone Placement**: Where to put my phone during focused work
7. **Boredom Tolerance**: Building the ability to sit with one task even when it's tedious
8. **Depth Over Breadth**: Why finishing one thing completely beats advancing five things slightly
9. **Environment Design**: Physical setup that supports single-tasking
10. **Progress Tracking**: Noticing the quality improvement when I stop multitasking
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