The Myth of Multitasking

The Myth of Multitasking takes a popular business superstition and confronts it head-on. Multitasking doesn't save us time. The reality is that multitasking damages productivity and relationships, both at work and at home. This simple, powerful book shows precisely why multitasking is, in fact, a lie that wastes time and resources-and helps the reader come up with their own personalized game plan for a life with less multitasking.

As an author, speaker, and online trainer, Dave Crenshaw is a master of building productive leaders. The irony of Dave's productive mission is his inherently chaotic and unfocused nature. When he was clinically diagnosed as "off-the-charts" ADHD he took this as a personal challenge and developed simple systems to be organized and productive despite himself. Now, hundreds of thousands of high-performers worldwide utilize Dave's training to improve focus, productivity, and profitability. Dave has decades of experience training leaders in Fortune 500 companies, universities, and organizations of every size. His humorous and engaging approach always hits the mark with audiences. His speeches are described as dynamic and life-changing. Dave's courses on LinkedIn Learning-such as Time Management Fundamentals and Improving Your Focus-are consistently among the most popular in the world and have received tens of millions of views. He also frequently appears in the news worldwide, including TIME Magazine, FastCompany, USA Today and the BBC News. However, Dave is most proud of being cited by Chuck Norris in The Official Chuck Norris Fact Book. He is the founder and CEO of Invaluable Inc., a coaching and training corporation that promotes productive leadership on both the personal and organizational level. Dave lives in the shadow of Utah's Rocky Mountains with his wife and children.

Contents Chapter One: The Company Chapter Two: The Owner Chapter Three: The Lie Chapter Four: The Cost Chapter Five: The Origin Chapter Six: The Exercise Chapter Seven: The Example Chapter Eight: The Question Chapter Nine: The Meeting Chapter Ten: The Expectation Chapter Eleven: The Truth Chapter Twelve: The Deal Chapter Thirteen: The Change Chapter Fourteen: The Steps Chapter Fifteen: The Systems Chapter Sixteen: The Follow-Up Switchtasking Exercise: Worksheet Team Interruptions: Worksheet Recurring Check-Ins: Worksheet Truth of Time: Worksheet Channel Discussion: Worksheet Sources Spread the Word The Author