monotask

/ ˈmɒnəˌtæsk /

verb

1. (intr) to perform one task at a time

Other Word Forms

• monotasking noun

Example Sentences

It’s not enough to “try to monotask by force of will — because it’s too hard to resist that informational tap on the shoulder.”

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Here are some stories that might help you with time management, learning to be less busy, finding time to exercise, eating better in restaurants, avoiding sugar in everyday life, rethinking work/life balance, and learning to “monotask.”

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Here are some stories that might help you with time management, learning to be less busy, finding time to exercise, eating better in restaurants, avoiding sugar in everyday life, rethinking work/life balance and learning to “monotask.”

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“We’re in this environment in the workplace where it’s a structure that’s set up by the technology that makes it really difficult for people to monotask,” said Gloria Mark, professor of informatics at the University of California–Irvine who studies distraction in the workplace.

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