To repeat: Do not multitask.
September 16th, 2006
I’ve said it before — more than once, in fact — and now my pal Chris says it again, with reference and a link to a slick Wall Street Journal article that makes our shared point even more strongly.
So, this multitasking thing? Don’t do it — it’s just not worth it.
August 9th, 2007 at 7:38 am
[…] This has led me to reflect that the old expression “being nibbled to death by ducks” today often works as a synonym for “trying to multi-task.” Which explains the approach to duckicide that I posted in the comments on Adrienne’s blog: 1. Take one baseball bat. (Could be wood, which is better for playing baseball with, but in this case aluminum is actually more practical, especially if you’re working e.g. against a concrete backdrop.) […]
June 18th, 2009 at 7:12 am
[…] I’ve railed against multitasking many times. I’ve talked plenty about focus. And yet these are things I struggle with daily. Maybe you do, too? […]
December 17th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
[…] "I do like to read a book while having sex. And talk on the phone. You can get so much done. " (actress Jennifer Connelly, 2005)The above quote probably isn’t quite what bloggers such as Matt Cornell, Tim Walker, Tim Morgan, Merlin Mann, and others had in mind when they inveighed against multitasking. But seldom has any statement made the folly of multitasking so creepily apparent. […]