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Doing one thing at a time is efficient, enhances focus, and decreases distractions.
While many workplaces value multi-tasking, it has been demonstrated that it takes more time to shift back and forth between two or more tasks than it does to complete one task at a time.
Another downfall of not picking one task to complete involves becoming immobilized. If there are too many tasks, we may feel overwhelmed and avoid everything. We do not know where to begin, so we do nothing.
Even if we are getting everything done at the end of the day, multitasking fuels a sense of disquiet or anxiety in the mind. We are juggling so many balls that there is excessive energy expenditure in keeping all the balls in the air.
This practice leads to emotional overwhelm and related physical symptoms of stress (headache, nausea, or other body discomforts). It can also contribute to insomnia, which further perpetuates the emotional and physical problems.
Doing one thing at a time serves to focus the mind, which in turn calms the mind.
Doing one thing mindfully is at the heart of our mindfulness practice.