Challenge Mono-uni-task! - When I Grow Up

Challenge Mono-uni-task! - When I Grow Up What the heck do you call someone who focuses on one task at a time, who stays focused and isnt distracted, who hasnt been a part of the MTV generation and actually has an attention span? I Googled Monotasker and found out that I did not invent this word, but Im still unsure if it is a real word. Am I aiming to be a unitasker? Or maybe I just want to monotask (Google did ask me if I meant to search for monotask as opposed to monotasker). Either way, Im on my way to being a mono-uni-tasker. I bet I invented that one! Its been 2 whole days of being conscientious of my multi-tasking ways and trying to make the switch has not easy. But what I was surprised about is that its not that hard. Now that Im aware of it and committed to changing (committed is such an important word when youre trying to tackle a big fat challenge) Im able to stop myself from doing it. When at work, I will consciously ignore my You have new mail icon when Im mid-spreadsheet. I will leave my tab to say Gmail Inbox (1) until Im done drafting my email. I havent even listened to my iPod because Ive been reading magazines on the subway! OK, so Im listening to music while I write this post, but thats coming through speakers, not taking over my brain from earbuds. I cant kid myself though. I do have temptations and I think I need to be cut off from some things in order not to succumb. Not only do I need to be focused on only one thing at a time, but I also need to: * not keep my Gmail tab open when Im at work. Maybe Ill just put it on my Google homepage and can monitor important emails that way through a preview pane? * get myself away from the computer when Im in a teleclass. The Internet/my BlackBerry/ my chipped nails are too much of a pull when someone (who isnt me) is talking for an hour without being able to see me and without needing my participation. But dont I get more out of the class when I participate? Yes. And can I participate if I dont know whats going on? No! So, Im banished to a notebook and a pen with the computer off for the time being What are your multitasking temptations? Share with me so I dont feel so alone in battling The Multi-Tasker Monster!