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Want To Be More Productive? Stop Doing This!

Posted on February 21, 2018 - Posted in: Blog

As a student, chances are you’re juggling a variety of deadlines and commitments—and that little thing called your life. We’ve been conditioned to think that multitasking can help us get more done in less time, and thanks to the ease of navigating between various pages, tabs, and apps on our devices, we can fall into the trap of thinking we’re actually accomplishing more in less time.

The true story is that multi-tasking can actually make us less productive—as much as 40% less! This blog post by Erica Ferguson for the Freelancers Union explains.

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