Digital tools have made our jobs as moms so much easier in many ways – helping me remember stuff, manage my time better, and do a job more efficiently. But at the same time, it’s gotten more complicated. There are more distractions than ever.
Has this happened to you?
I write one sentence of an email and then I think of something I need to do on Twitter. I click over and start writing a Tweet. While writing the Tweet, I remember that we need tin foil at the grocery store. I leave Twitter open and find a piece of paper to start a grocery list. While making my list, I remember it’s my friend’s birthday. I go to Facebook to wish her a happy birthday, and realize that I have a deadline on a project in 15 minutes. I click into one of my Google documents and work until I remember to go back to that email I started.
Before I know it, it’s 30 minutes later, and I’ve accomplished nothing. This goes on multiple times every day. I feel like a hamster in a hamster ball!
All of these great tools that should be helping me? They seem to have become my worst enemies. I should have incredible productivity, but instead, I get to the end of the day with a longer list than when I started.
My big challenge these days is trying to do too many things at once. Multitasking seems like a good idea, but I end up starting a lot of things and not finishing any.
But I’ve got it all figured out now.
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About the Author Gigi Ross
I'm a blogger, social media geek, mom and wife, foodie, reality TV addict and Jason Mraz fangirl. Not in that order. I write here about parenting, blogging, technology, social media and pop culture.
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