They say women are better at multitasking than men. If that’s true, I say it’s through necessity, not genetic aptitude.
If you’re expected to pursue a career at the same time as raising kids and managing a home while somehow looking fit and flawless (an exhausting sentence to read, never mind actually doing it!) then I guess multitasking is a must.
But would anyone actively choose to multitask?
Isn’t it more satisfying (and ultimately much more productive) to devote yourself fully to one task at a time?
This photo is from my last evening before going back to work. I had a long to-do list: de-Christmas-ify the house, check on emails, and make a start on all the “that’s January’s problem” tasks that had accumulated before the holidays.
But instead, I ended up next to my mum in the kitchen, completely absorbed in learning a fiddly new knitting technique. (Italian cast-off, if you’re interested.) It demanded all my focus, and once I mastered it, I felt as proud as if I had been one of mum’s primary school pupils.
It’s one thing at a time for me from now on!