Singletaskers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A person who focuses on completing one task at a time rather than multitasking
2. an individual who emphasizes concentration on a single project to enhance productivity
3. someone who believes in prioritizing singular activities over divided attention for better outcomes

Etymology: "Singletaskers" is the plural of "singletasker," a compound formed from "single" and "task," with the agent suffix "-er" for someone who does a particular thing. It is a deliberate counterpart to "multitasking," the older term for handling several activities at once, and it replaces the "multi-" prefix with "single." "Single" comes into English through Anglo-Norman "sengle" from Latin "singulus," meaning "one by one." "Task" comes from Old French "tasche," meaning a set duty or assessed payment, from Medieval Latin "tasca," ultimately from Latin "taxa," a tax. The two parts together give a sense of one assigned job given full attention, and the term describes a practice rather than a fixed school of thought.

Synonyms: focusers, single-taskers

Antonyms: multitaskers