<ul><li>Only 2.5% of the whole human population are good at multitasking.</li><li>Focusing on one thing at a time results in goal achievement.</li><li>The author had goals to learn Front-End Web Development, start a YouTube channel, learn social media and improve their writing skills.</li><li>Despite knowing they were terrible at multitasking, they worked on everything with the same energy and focus.</li><li>Juggling multiple, equally important goals simultaneously was ineffective and led to burnout.</li><li>After a period of reflection, they developed a new, flexible schedule- dedicating set times to each of their goals within a week- which helped them regain focus and avoid burnout.</li><li>Prioritizing tasks and focusing on one significant task at a time is vital to achieving goals.</li><li>Multitasking is not an efficient or effective way of working and should be avoided.</li><li>Josh Billings said, "Be like a postage stamp, stick to one thing until you get there."</li><li>Set clear priorities, dedicate your energy, time and resources to your primary goal, and tackle other tasks one by one as you make progress.</li></ul>

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