Are you guilty of Splat Head?  If you’re multitasking and proud of it, think again…

We cannot control the parade of thoughts marching through our minds. But we can choose which ones we will give our attention to. Picture your thoughts as people passing by the front of your home. Just because they’re walking by doesn’t mean you have to invite them in.

— Unknown

I’m guilty of Splat Head; I multitask as often as I can.  How about you? On her blog, Christine Kane writes about multitasking – and she seems equate it to a disease:

Many of us – especially artists, creative types, and the self-employed – catch Attention Splatter. It’s insidious. We’re so good at multi-tasking and being available to all things at all times that we don’t even realize that we’re only half present to any given one of them. Our attention is splattered.

Interestingly enough, as much as we publicly disparage multi-tasking, many of us secretly believe it’s a skill, something that some people do well, and many of us count ourselves as among that “do well” crowd.  Somehow those insidious, sneaky little tasks nibble away at our consciousness and lull us into believing we’re better off doing Continue reading » Splat Head!