Target the use of less time by an “economy of acts”
Do you realize that it is no longer impossible to do two or more things at the same time and with relatively “equal” attention? You eat and talk at the same time, don’t you? And you can wash dishes or shower while listening to the radio. Some can even talk on the phone, work on the computer and watch a video all at the same time. These acts economize on time and thus constitute an economy of acts. But these mulitple and simultaneous tasks require a steady mind that pieces the attention evenly so that it is nearly equally distributed. It requires a skillful synchronization of the mind, hand and te senses. You may not be aware of it, but you hvae been doing many of these multiple an simultaneous acts and performing an economy of acts, without knowing it, haven’t you? Even in class, you are really doing more than a single act at any given time, you listen, write and sometimes also talk. Some do even mor
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But the advice is that you do not venture into this marvel too often and not when one of the acts or tasks calls for undiluted attention and concentration. But with ordinary, non-serious acts o tasks, try first doing simple ones simultaneously without danger or neglect to any. Master the multi tasks, then gradually introduce or neglect to any. Master the multi-task, then gradually introduce a fourth but simple one. What happens is that you are able to shift your attention from one task to another so fast that it will seem like you are attending to more than one at any given time. Strengthen the coordination between your mind and body so that with frequent practice, the coordination is learned by both mind and body performed almost automatically or without need for attention.