DISTRACTIONS … Life as a mom by any other term, am I right. But the thing about motherhood is that sometimes we overly assume the kiddos are our distractions from our businesses when really there are soooo many other components to take into account. Computers, cell phones, tablets, instant access to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, all the random beeping and notifications. When you hear a device beep or buzz it signals your brain to say that there is something urgent that needs to be addressed even when it’s not something urgent; no wonder we are constantly distracted.
Now the old saying that I love to rely on is “I am really good at multitasking” but in reality the human brain was not designed to multi-task. Rather, it can switch between tasks quickly but our focus is not the best when doing so. It would be like sitting in a cubicle and having your boss and their secretary come up and start handing you files, documents, asking for things, reminding you to do XYZ, and you’re trying to accommodate both at the same time. Exhausted just reading that? I know I use to be so tired after a long day of that in my cubicle office job.
