You may be smoking marijuana without even knowing it. Okay…maybe not, but most of us are doing something which lowers our IQ more than smoking weed. What is it you ask…..Multitasking!
Multitasking is not productive; in fact, you are less productive when you multi-task. Now this may go against some people’s perceptions, because when we visualize a person who is talking on a cell phone, checking emails on the blackberry and driving at the same time, we think of him or her as very efficient. But ask yourself, if that person were to focus on one task at a time, would they not be more productive (not to mention our roads would be much safer).
Some of the most productive - and intelligent - people focus one one thing at a time. You will not see them walking down the street while thumbing away on their crackberries (sorry RIM). The best way to go about accomplishing your tasks is to concentrate on them one at a time and take a break after every couple of hours.
Intelligent folks are also good at eliminating distractions from their lives. Cut down on your TV time and if you are working on the computer, get rid of the habit of surfing the net aimlessly (and we’re all guilty of that). At the same time, if you can’t concentrate on something, leave it for a few minutes and come back to it. For example, if you are writing an article or an essay, and get a writer’s block, go take a walk. But don’t start doing something else. Discipline your mind, it’s the key to master it.
So what can we do to increase our IQ’s and live an optimum life, physically and mentally? Eat healthy, drink lots of water, exercise and do one thing at a time. It can’t be any simpler.
Let me know what your thoughts are.
