Teens spend more time on media each day than sleeping (Common Sense Media).

Two thirds of teens don’t think texting or watching TV has anything to do with their ability to learn.

What’s worse – their parents set a poor example by trying to multitask rather than prioritize.

As a college professor I can tell you that anyone can multitask but it doesn’t mean that they are doing their best work.

And we are already seeing signs in our culture of stress-related activities such as trying to do too much.

We can change this by prioritizing what things we do that will get us the best, most productive results.

80% of what we do doesn’t need to be done in a given day because if we pick the right 20%, we will accomplish 80% more.

The best book I ever read on prioritizing time management is a book written decades ago by Alan Lakein.

I use it and taught it to my children.

Do a few things well not a lot of things poorly by identifying the 20% of life that needs your attention.

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