I'm not a big fan of LinkedIn posts that recommend "one vs the other" - a classic being mono-tasking vs multitasking. Instead, here are 5 scenarios and when to leverage different tasking approaches:

Since these can get boring quickly & tend to be low impact yet necessary, I recommend grouping a few of these together and multitasking. Grouping too many at once can cause you to forget some, so avoid going that route.

You need some level of focus to complete these, so I recommend splitting the project up into lanes with milestones. Mono-task on one lane at a time until you hit a milestone, then feel free to switch to another lane. Multitasking at the lane level helps refresh your energy & focus, and smaller milestones give you more flexibility.

This is where multitasking can shine, you want to be able to switch quickly as needed so you're always moving the ball forward to resolve the situation. I do recommend tracking the status of each tasks somewhere so you know what to come back to.

This is where mono-tasking shines, your brain can hold more information about the task at hand when it's not thinking about other things to do. Depending on your focus though, you'll want to take short breaks every 30-60 minutes, and maybe work on the task across multiple days.

This is where you have the most flexibility, build a system that works WITH your focus style, not against.

For folks that do better with mono-tasking, a rigid schedule helps you not have to think about what's next until it pops up - make sure to set reminders.

For folks that do better with multitasking, make schedules that are outcome based rather than time based - for example, evenings can be for exercise/dinner/TV, but you can choose which one to do in the moment and switch between them.