Is Multi-Tasking Always a Virtue?

Is multitasking always a virtue?
If I let myself think about it, my brain can immediately conjure the angst I felt in 1971, trying to decide what to do with the rest of my life. Id had one year at a respected Bible college (thought that was enoughsilly me) and had to decide what came next.
The problem stemmed from my widely, wildly varied interests and the fact that I strove for excellence in anything I tackled. (Note, I didnt say I achieved excellence on all fronts.)
So, the dilemma. Work in the chemistry lab or arrange flowers for a living? Nursing or music teacher? Run an orphanage in Mexico or start a macram business? Elementary Ed or linguistics?
I kid you not, the pendulum of my presumed choices swung that far. At the time, I didnt even consider writing as a career. That sounded too far-fetched to me.
Some days I still wonder what I want to be when I grow up. And the pendulum of my daily choices still swings wide.
Many projects interest me. And I can do several of them with respectable success. But lately Ive been convicted that just because I can doesnt mean I should. Just because I can make creative homemade costumes for the school play doesnt mean Im compelled to do so. Just because I know how to hang wallpaper doesnt mean it has to be me. Just because Im pretty good at counted cross-stitch doesnt mean Im a failure if I dont do any cross-stitch projects this decadeor finishing knitting that charcoal sweater.
If I believeand I ...