The Barbell Strategy for Life

Be hot or cold, not lukewarm.

Multitasking is a myth.

Maybe we can walk and chew gum at the same time, but multitasking doesn’t work for tasks that require mental bandwidth. 

We fail to do deep work because our inboxes are open and notifications distract us.

We check something online while talking with — and hardly listening to — a loved one.

We try to do too much and then find we never get around to what we most want to do. 

Rather than a hazy mix of work and rest that never produces great work or great rest, we’re better off taking a barbell strategy to life: