The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing it All” Gets Nothing Done
To do two things at once is to do neither
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Here are some interesting observations from the book:
- Our research offers neurological evidence that the brain cannot effectively do two things at once. —Rene Marois, PhD, Department of Psychology, Vanderbilt University
- Multitasking: A polite way of telling someone you haven’t heard a word they said.
- The brain is a lot like a computer. You may have several screens open on your desktop, but you’re able to think about only one at a time. —William Stixrud, PhD, Neuropsychologist
- Multitasking? I can’t do two things at once. I can’t even do one thing at once. —Helena Bonham Carter
- To do two things at once is to do neither. —Publilius
- Technology provides the very tools that are supposed to make us more productive, but we haven’t done a very good job of deploying them, training others to use them, or training managers on how to manage those who use them. —Jonathan Spira, CEO and Chief Analyst, Basex Research
- Dress me slowly, for I am in a great rush.
—Napoleon Bonaparte - Multitasking: A nice way to say that you’re doing many different things at the same time. And since no one can divide by zero, that means you’re doing many different things half-a—d. —UrbanDictionary.com
