Ideas

ONE THING AT A TIME

I thought I was picking up the whiff of burning toast but before I could dash to the kitchen a message flashed on my screen … No need to explain what happened next. It probably happens to you too.

As we cram as much as possible into every moment, our lives get busier and busier. Technology blurs the boundaries between home life and work to such an extent that we have all become slaves to multitasking. If you’re working from home, you might be sorting the laundry while discussing your team’s 2020 strategy on speaker phone. While waiting in a queue, you probably reply

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