The Myth of Multitasking

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"This little book was both a pleasure to read and offered some verypractical advice in the form of a modern day fable." (OliverStarr, Editor, Getting Things Done Times) "Are you a master of juggling e-mail, voice mail, cell-phonecalls and the like? No, you're not, says this slimfable-cum-manifesto against multitasking. The author, a businesscoach, gently ridicules the idea that anyone can concentrate on twothings at the same time." (Andrea Sachs, Senior Reporter,Time Magazine, November 2, 2008) "This simple yet powerful book shows clearly why multitaskingis, in fact, a lie that wastes time and costs money. Farfrom being efficient, multitasking actually damages productivityand relationships at work and at home."(businessskillbooks.blogspot.com, November 24,2008) "I applaud Crenshaw for taking on a popular buzzword andsmall-scale plague not only in business life, but also ourday-to-day world. Multitasking is indeed a myth. I would be temptedto be more vigorous in my rhetoric and say that multitasking is afraud and a thief." (businesscoach.us.com, November 24,2008) "Crenshaw's on a mission to reduce distractions, interruptions,and fire-fighting at work, and create environments that letemployees see through tasks with their full attention before movingonto the next thing." (blumerlamotte.blogspot.com, October13, 2008)"Dave Crenshaw wrote my favorite book on the topic and I recommendit to any entrepreneur who still thinks and feels that multitaskingis cool." --Alex Mandossian, speaker, author, internet marketingexpert, April 28, 2009 "Dave has a lot of good ideas in The Myth ofMultitasking...I would highly recommend it to everyone so thatthey can see, with their own eyes, that multitasking is alie." --Michael Ramm, Black Belt Productivity,blog.blackbeltproductivity.net "This book is a quick and easy read...it packs a lot oflearning in a short space. I recommend it for anyone who wants tobe more productive, but I particularly recommend it for anyone whobelieves they are a good multitasker." --Dwayne Melancon, Genuine Curiosity,genuinecuriosity.com "This is sure to become one of those books that all managers andCEO's have like 'Who moved my cheese'. It'sa little book with a big message and I would definitely recommendit to anyone who has a lot of jobs to do and are trying to manageit with multitasking." --Steven Aitchison, Change Your Thoughts,stevenaitchison.co.uk/blog "Dave's book...is a wealth of information for busy,overwhelmed, time-strapped people told in an easy-to-digest storyform. I read this book cover-to-cover in one afternoon at the pool,and came away with a totally different perspective on what Ireally need to do to accomplish my goal of getting more doneevery day." --Debbie Jordan Kravitz, Virtually Organized,mypersonalorganizer.typepad.com