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Jan 2021
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12. How to Avoid the Trap of Multitaskin...

PATRICK J. MCGINNIS
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If you think you are great at multitasking, you're actually probably not. Dave Crenshaw, the author of The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done, explains that multitasking is - as he says - a myth. By accepting that reality, you can change the way you operate to get more done through a series of small, yet important, changes. Multitaski ... Show More
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