{"id":157,"date":"2009-08-14T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T23:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/?p=157"},"modified":"2009-08-14T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T23:05:46","slug":"multitasking-is-worse-than-a-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarttofinish.com\/Blog\/2009\/08\/14\/multitasking-is-worse-than-a-lie\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking is worse than a lie?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Yes, it sure is according to Dave Crenshaw, Author of The Myth of Multitasking<\/em><\/a>!\u00a0 I have to admit, when I first heard that statement by Dave, I had to laugh. Why? Because I have dubbed myself for years as the “Queen of Multitasking”.<\/p>\n

I multitask during many aspects of my life. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n

1) While cooking dinner I will open\/review mail, load the dishwasher and make lunches. (Have always wondered why I burn the bread every single time!<\/em>) Dave’s book clearly tells me why!<\/p>\n

2) While driving I tell my kids to ask me their homework questions they have. Why not?\u00a0 (I Wondered why my daughter received a “D” on her homework I helped her with<\/em>.) Dave’s book clearly tells me why!<\/p>\n

3) While sending an email I was also on the phone paying my water bill. Who likes to wait during those automated messages so why not compose an email. (Couldn’t figure out why later I sent the email to the wrong “Joe”<\/em>.) Dave’s book clearly tells me why!<\/p>\n

After learning about Dave’s book The Myth of Multitasking<\/em><\/a>, I decided I had to go to the bookstore last weekend and get it. Let me tell you. I couldn’t put the book down and read the entire book on Sunday afternoon. Amazing. His book is amazing. He clearly shows me how multitasking is hurting me – way more than it is helping me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dave says in the first chapter of his book, “Your lack of effectiveness has everything to do with your multitasking”<\/strong>. Wow. Is he serious?<\/p>\n

Still skeptical I continue reading – and by the time I got to his ” multitasking test” (which I LOVED!) I realized, Holy Cow! He is really on to something here.<\/p>\n

I recommend you check out his book The Myth of Multitasking<\/em><\/a>, or if anything, his free training videos that will for sure give you something to chew on if you think Multitasking is effective!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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