Are you under the impression that having multiple jobs or projects going at one time is more efficient for your leathercraft productivity than focusing on one one project at a time?
Have you been told and/or taught that it’s better to cut out all your jobs for the week or month at one time and get them all going?
Are you finding at the end of the week or that month that you haven’t finished anything? But you have 47 things started!
I use to be this way, and oftentimes still am. Truthfully, I still fight this battle everyday. For years we have been told that multitasking is a skill that the best and most efficient Craftsmen do. This is what makes them successful and productive.
Multitasking is not as efficient as people once thought.
“Highly successful people attribute success to the ability to focus on one specialized activity. They don’t rapidly switch around from one interest to another — they start a task and then they reliably follow through with it. Instead of just “getting it done,” they achieve mastery or create something truly complete.” -Article by Forbes Magazine in 2018 “Is Multitasking An Asset Or A Liability?” Continue reading
Have you ever found yourself working happily on the project that you are most excited about only to have a voice in your head reminding you of that one job you put off for way too long? Those projects you procrastinate on consistently? That one job that you set on the bench in the corner of your shop and feel it staring at you throughout the day? In your mind you know that you need to just put down what you are doing and get it done so you can get back to what you love. But as the days, weeks, or maybe even months continue to cycle by, you make an honest attempt to convince yourself that you will do it “tomorrow.”