It’s funny how things shift in our routines—often without us even noticing.

Sure, we expect change and transformation, but we tend to picture it as something big and dramatic. The kind that upends everything, forcing us to reimagine our lives from the ground up.

So yes, change is inevitable. But that’s not the kind I’m talking about.

This shift is smaller, sneakier. And it’s showing up in my day-to-day life.

I used to pride myself on being a multitasker. Juggling goals, deadlines, expectations—sometimes all at once. I could keep the schedule in my head, adjust priorities on the fly, and power through under pressure.

Now? My focus feels… linear. One thing after another. I find myself wondering how I ever held down a full-time job or ran a business. And don’t even get me started on how one unexpected event can throw my whole day off course.

The truth is, this change has probably been happening for a while. I’m just more aware of it now.

After twenty-plus years of practicing intentional living, you’d think I would have seen this coming. But I didn’t imagine it looking like this. I pictured myself being more zen—whatever that means.

Multitasking, it turns out, is hard work. And it’s not even real. Our brains can only do one thing at a time—we’re just juggling attention, not actions.

But once you stop trying to do it all at once, you’d think life would become effortless. Simple. And sometimes, it is.

Except when real life kicks in and multiple priorities need you right now. That’s when a little dose of multitasking skill would come in handy—if only I could remember where I left it.