Ep 209 // 4 Rules For Multitasking Without Losing Focus As An Overwhelmed Mom
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Habit Stacking Mom | Routines, Consistency, Planning, Overwhelm, Organization, Declutter, Healthy Habits, Balance, Goals, SAHM
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What is Focus Stack Thursday and how will it help overwhelmed moms?
Hey, hey mamas, welcome to Focus Stack Thursday. This is the new format for our Thursday episodes where we're going to take what we talked about on Monday and we're going to apply that conversation to your real life, giving you action steps or simple stack challenges, anything that you can take and actually apply over your weekend. So this is your opportunity to stack right alongside me, rework, redesign the routines that you live in your life. Let's get to it. Hey mamas, welcome back. So I hope Monday's episode got you thinking a little bit about multitasking and maybe how you're using it.
Why might multitasking not be the real problem for moms with ADHD tendencies?
It may or may not even be the actual problem. Maybe it's the type of multitasking that you're doing that's creating a lot more chaos than you're intending it to. It's supposed to help you stay focused and get a lot more done, but it's actually causing more problems. Now, do I think multitasking is something we should be doing all the time? Absolutely not. There are plenty of situations where giving one task something Your full attention is the best thing that you can do. Certain tasks are very important and they require so much of our time and attention. But I do think that there are seasons, especially in motherhood, where intentionally pairing one simple task with one thinking task can actually help you stay engaged instead of becoming more distracted.
That's exactly what we're going to talk about today. I want to give you four rules for doing this correctly so that you can maintain balance, and hopefully become more productive without accidentally creating more chaos. Before we jump in, if you haven't already, go down to the show notes and grab the weekly focus guide. Print it off, spend a little time reflecting on your current season. For most of us here in the States, we're in the middle of summer. There's a lot of things that are gonna change over the next few months. So I want you to think about the tasks that you're doing every single day or every single week and think which ones are working really well.
How do I identify which everyday tasks truly require my brain?
These are the ones that I really feel good about. Which ones always seem to take longer than they should, right? You're thinking that should never take me that long. And which ones do you get done going through and think, oh, that was exhausting because it spent so much of your mental energy. Because this week, I'm After evaluating your routines, I want you to evaluate them through the lens of multitasking and taking a look at the why behind the time delay. Why are these taking as long as they are? And is there a way for us to improve the way that we're executing some of the tasks in our routines? So let's start with the first rule. The first rule is knowing which tasks actually need your brain. I think this one is a really great rule.
I think this is where so many of us get tripped up because we hear the word multitasking and immediately think it's either good or bad. You have an automatic response to that. But the truth is not every task deserves to be multitasked. Multitasking can be reactive. you're usually trying to perform two primary tasks at the same time in an effort to catch up. And I'm guilty of that, right? Aren't we all? But let me explain what I mean by primary task. Paying the bills, like going online and paying a bill is a primary task because you have to find the website, remember your password, log in, verify the amount you're paying, put in your credit card and make sure the payment actually goes through. There's not a lot of opportunity for your brain to stop thinking and still execute that task.
Maybe reading emails, same thing.
Which household tasks can be done on autopilot and used as secondary activities?
You have to read them and comprehend what you're reading to know what you need to do with each one of those emails. You can't engage your brain only halfway to finish this task. It requires your entire brain to be focused. Decluttering a closet. Some of you might find that that is a primary task because you're making decisions about every item that is coming out of that closet. Does this stay? Does it get donated? Do I throw it away?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Focus Stack Thursday and how will it help overwhelmed moms?
0:01–0:46
2
Why might multitasking not be the real problem for moms with ADHD tendencies?
0:46–2:22
3
How do I identify which everyday tasks truly require my brain?
2:22–4:12
4
Which household tasks can be done on autopilot and used as secondary activities?
4:12–6:11
5
How do I create a simple two-column list to separate primary and repetitive tasks?
6:11–8:04
6
How should I pair one primary task with one repetitive task for better focus?
8:04–13:19
7
When should I stop a pairing because the secondary task becomes distracting?
13:19–15:20
8
What practical experiment can I try this weekend to test the four rules?
15:20–16:17
Speakers
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