Extra Work

From the Legacy of the Divine Tarot, the Two of Coins; from the Tea Leaf Reading Cards, Spoon:

When we think we're multitasking we're actually multi-switching. That is what the brain is very good at doing - quickly diverting its attention from one place to the next. We think we're being productive. We are, indeed, being busy. But in reality we're simply giving ourselves extra work.

― Michael Harris

There are days and weeks when we are forced to multitask, such as when we must care for family or pets who are ill while continuing to show up for our job as well as handling the basic chores and needs of daily life. This fellow, pedaling away on his penny-farthing bike, focuses on one large coin while barely holding on to another. He does not even heed the direction he's headed in. This lifestyle is not sustainable for long without repercussions. Spoon is a tool that helps us stir and eat, thus it implies sharing and allocating duties to make things easier. Most of us have resources we could draw from when we're struggling to keep our balance if we will simply push our pride to the side and ask. We'll likely get much more done and do it better.