何時該多工（Multitasking）作業？

我們經常聽到許多專家的呼籲應該聚焦，而不要分散注意力在多件工作上，他們說多工不能協助你將事情真正搞定。 

但是，在當今快速發展的世界上，幾乎不可能讓你一次只專注在一件事上。以下兩種情況會讓你採取並行多工作業會更有效率： 

1. 當資訊需要快速流通時。當有人需要你提供資訊以便能夠恢復客戶，或是讓他能夠往前推進工作是，如果你不能適時提供所需要的資訊，那會讓人很失望挫折的。即使是你正在忙別的事，立即拿起電話或是回復郵件，會是很重要的舉措，尤其是你將提供的資訊是別人所不能提供的。
2. 當你陷入膠著時。有些時候，你專注在一件事上，會比較有效率。但是，當你陷入膠著而一時難以往前推進時，你不妨暫時推開去關注別的事。當你帶著新鮮的心情回復到原來的事情上，你很可能就有新的觀點或動力來往前推動。

When should you do Multitasking?

We often hear a lot of experts' appeals should be focused instead of distracting on multiple jobs, and they say that work does not help you really get things done.

But in today's rapidly developing world, it is almost impossible for you to concentrate on one thing at a time. The following two situations will make your parallel multitask more efficient.

1. When information needs to be circulated quickly. When someone needs you to provide information in order to be able to restore a customer, or to allow him to move forward, if you can't provide the information you need at the right time, it will be disappointing and frustrated. Even if you are busy with something else, it will be a very important move to pick up a phone or reply to an email immediately, especially if the information you will provide is not provided by others.
2. When you get in stuck. Sometimes, you concentrate on one thing and you will be more efficient. However, when you are stuck in glue and can hardly move forward, you may as well push aside for the rest of the time. When you return to the original thing with fresh feelings, you are likely to have new ideas or motivation to push ahead.