How to be a Multi -Tasker ?

Multitasking is a learned art, some people pick it up right away and very easily but others have to work at it. If you really want to learn to do it, it takes patience. First, figure out what you can do at the same time - watch tv and correct homework, carry on a conversation and clean the house. These are things most people can do at the same time, so you are on your way. When you are doing something at home or at work, add something simple to what you are doing. Stuck on hold? Pick up something else to do, make sure you can bookmark where you are - with a note or a sticky - any way you need to. Then when they pick up on the other end, put down what you are doing and continue with your conversation. Just start small and keep it up - you can do it.

My idea of multi-tasking is having a machine do a job for me while I do another. I have yet to succeed in multi-tasking though.

Hello :) What a good question. I think school is where we first learn to multi-task, as there are various subjects for which we must do homework and tests and such. And then, for me, becoming a parent turned me, of necessity, into an even better multi-tasker. I suppose both of those experiences lead me to believe that the fastest way to become a multi-tasker is to aim our sights on a life of variety, responsibility, and then applying ourselves to doing each facet well. Again, good discussion! Karen