My job for over 20 years has been finding talent to produce high performing teams. With half of that time being with HR Tech startups. I can tell you. People who think they are multi-task also think they are great assets to companies.

This is because they are tired and delirious.

I don’t mean to hurt your feelings but c’mon. You think you're getting more done, but in reality? Your brain is glitching like a Wi-Fi on a rainy day in Waco.

Did you know that it is scientifically proven that every time you switch tasks, your focus literally shatters, your IQ drops (yes, really), and your productivity nosedives.

This is nothing new. And yet here we are. Juggling emails, scrolling through Slack messages, and working on five half-finished projects like chaos is a positive personality trait.

Today,I want to help you. I’m goring to show you how to free yourself. Because high performers don’t multitask. No - they lock in and dominate.

Most people struggle with focus because their mind, environment, and priorities are a mess. But no one wants to admit it. So I will go first.

Hi my name is Jackye and my mind, environment and priorities are a mess.

But rather than deal with the truth, we convince ourselves that we’re good at multitasking. The truth of the matter is we’re just constantly distracted.

Let’s break it down.

People love to think they can do two things at once. They’re answering emails while watching a webinar. Listening to a podcast while scrolling social media.

But what’s actually happening?

Your brain isn’t doing two things at once. (That would be nice wouldn’t it!) it’s switching between tasks rapidly, which comes at a cost.

Here’s what the research says:

So when you’re juggling emails, Slack messages, and a side project all at once, you’re not being productive.

You’re just doing a lot of things badly…slowly.

Let’s get real: You can’t work at maximum intensity all the time. Have you read Flow by psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi? As Csikszentmihalyi explained it, flow is “a state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter; the experience is so enjoyable that people will continue to do it even at great cost, for the sheer sake of doing it.”

You may have heard of the four cycles of focus and recovery? No - ok here - Let me tell you about it.

I aam paraphrasing but here are the phases:

This is where most people are stuck—feeling like they should be doing more but having no idea where to start.

They scroll social media, flood their brain with information, and convince themselves they’re making progress. But deep down? They’re just avoiding the real work.

How to escape it:

Once you shake off the distractions, your brain will naturally start looking for patterns.

Maybe you realize your job is the thing holding you back. Maybe you start exploring a new skill, side hustle, or career move.

How to use this phase:

This is where the real magic happens.

For 3-6 months, you’re fully locked in. You’re working long hours, pulling 12-hour days, making more progress than you have in years.

How to maximize it:

This is when you grind. But if you stay in this phase too long? Burnout.

After an intense push, you need to recover and sustain progress.

How to use this phase:

The biggest mistake people make? They force themselves into intensity when they’re still lost in perplexity.

If you don’t know what to focus on, stop forcing yourself to grind. Find clarity first.

If you want to achieve more in less time, you need to stop reacting to distractions and start protecting your focus.

Here’s how:

Time Blocking – Block out 90-minute deep work sessions with zero interruptions. Your brain needs uninterrupted time to reach flow state.

Eliminate Context Switching – Batch similar tasks together. Stop switching from creative work to admin tasks every 10 minutes. It’s killing your efficiency.

Single-Task Like Your Life Depends on It – Choose ONE thing. Work on it for a set period of time. Finish it. Move on.

For the next 7 days let’s put all this into practice.

✅ Eliminate one distraction (phone, social media, unnecessary meetings).
✅ Do one 90-minute deep work session daily.
✅ Single-task like your life depends on it.

Your productivity will skyrocket.

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