I know that the subject-line is quite contradictory: One focuses on one thing and not on many different things. Let me explain what my problem is (it's something I realize is a problem for quite some time for me).
I'm interested in many different and, in a sense, not quite related topics:
- Business-related (sales, marketing, management etc.)
- Software development-related (programming languages, algorithms, software-design etc.)
- Music-related (playing many different instruments, producing my own music etc.)
- Personal development-related (better communicator, changing myself etc.)
Now, everything is OK when I'm in one world (let's say music): My mind is set on learning to play new instruments, arranging music, learning about production and engineering techniques and visualizing about the great things I'll do when I learn these or that. I can be in that world for a few hours a day but since there are other areas of interest (especially those I do for living – software development – and those I want to transition to – business) I want to switch my learning to other areas because I want to get better in them, too. My mindset cannot change that fast as I still think (and – important! – visualize) about music when I started reading about software-design. That makes it hard for me to concentrate fully on something and to get the most out of time I invest in learning it.
Do you have some suggestions on how to break that behavior and how to (easily?) switch between different mindsets? Is there a technical term for this problem so that I can search for books and online-resources? Or can you recommend some (book or other resource)?
Best regards!