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PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100470372257

ISBN-139780470372258

eBay Product ID (ePID)65810109

Product Key Features

Book TitleMyth of Multitasking : How Doing It All Gets Nothing Done

Number of Pages144 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndustrial Management, General, Sociology / Marriage & Family

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics

AuthorDave Crenshaw

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.4 Oz

Item Length7.3 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-014797

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews"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)

Dewey Decimal658.4093

Table Of ContentThe Company. The Owner. The Lie. The Cost. The Origin. The Exercise. The Example. The Question. The Meeting. The Expectation. The Truth. The Deal. The Change. The Steps. The Systems. The Follow-up. Worksheets. Resources. The Author. Index.

SynopsisThere is an illusion that technology, cell phones, e-mail, faxes, text messaging and whatever is latest-and-greatest all make us more productive. The reality, though, is that these things will only make us productive if we take control of them. The irony is that in "doing it all", we are getting less done., Praise for The Myth of Multitasking "If every busy professional could internalize Crenshawsmessage in this book, wed all get much more done in less time." --Gina Trapani, lead editor, Lifehacker.com; and author, Upgrade Your Life "Every great CEO and rainmaker needs this book!" --Jeffrey J. Fox, author, How to Become a Rainmaker "A fresh take on the problem of timewasters in ourcorporate and personal lives, The Myth of Multitasking willchange your paradigm about what is productive and what is not.I loved the concept of switchtasking versus multitasking.A must-read for all." --Hyrum Smith, co-founder, Franklin Covey;and CEO, Galileo, In a compelling business fable, The Myth of Multitasking confronts a popular idea that has come to define our hectic, work-a-day world. This simple yet powerful book shows clearly why multitasking is, in fact, a lie that wastes time and costs money. Far from being efficient, multitasking actually damages productivity and relationships at work and at home.

LC Classification NumberHD69.T54C74 2008