“Actually all our electronic communication devices—e-mail, Facebook feeds, texts, Twitter—are feeding the same drive as our searches. Since we’re restless, easily bored creatures, our gadgets give us in abundance qualities the seeking/wanting system finds particularly exciting.” http://www.slate.com/id/2224932/pagenum/all/#p2
Tag: Time Management
SurePayroll Main Street Insights: Is Multi-Tasking Hurting Small Business?
“A recent survey by SurePayroll found that 88 percent of small business owners think multi-tasking is now a key component in running a successful business that business owners should embrace. Also, 56 percent of Small business respondents indicated that they often handle three or more tasks simultaneously.” http://www.surepayroll.com/spsite/press/releases/2009/release071609.asp
Forget the 4-Hour Workweek! What About the 40-Hour Workweek?
I was speaking with an executive coaching client fairly recently and he asked me about what I thought about the 4 hour workweek, and I am going to give you my candid response to that. What I told him that I think there are some great, great principles in the 4 hour workweek. I think … Continue reading “Forget the 4-Hour Workweek! What About the 40-Hour Workweek?”
ScienceDaily:Caffeine-Drinking Teens Don’t Get Enough Sleep
“The study found that the more multitasking a teen did, the more likely the teen would be dozing off during the day. The findings were published in Pediatrics, the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics.” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090724214602.htm
NYTIMES: Gauging Your Distraction
New studies show that drivers overestimate their ability to multitask behind the wheel. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/19/technology/20090719-driving-game.html
