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Entries Tagged as 'Multitasking'

Unitasking

September 24th, 2007 · No Comments

Do you multitask?
Of course you do…we all do! There have been several times that I’ve had to email someone, shush the dog, check on dinner, and look up the number for the doctor all at the same time. Fortunately for me, none of those things were life threatening or would have ended my job.
How do [...]

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Tags: Multitasking · Time Management

Is the 'Absent Presence' an Effective Time Management Tool?

June 16th, 2007 · 2 Comments

We have all been guilty of it at some point: talking to one person on the phone while allowing ourselves to be distracted by email or web surfing at the same time. We think no one will notice as we respond with, “Uh huh…sure…right…OK..um…” Multitasking studies have shown us that doing two things at one [...]

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Tags: Multitasking · Team Productivity · Time Management

Is There a Gender Advantage in Multitasking?

April 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Recently one of our blog postings, Time Management and Unconscious Obstacles, commented on how just the implication of a stereotype affected performance, even when you consciously debunk it. Multitasking is one of those characteristics that lends itself to debate as to which gender handles multiple activities better.
In 2005 Rutgers University conducted a survey and found [...]

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Tags: Changing Times · Multitasking

DWT: Another Multitasking Safety Issue

March 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Driving While Texting (DWT) is an issue being taken up with some state legislatures after enough car accidents have occurred because of the distraction. We already know that distractions from eating, putting on makeup, changing CDs, and cell phone usage are potentially dangerous for us and those around us. DWT may be the [...]

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Tags: Mobile Office · Multitasking · Time Management

Are You Tired? Join the Multitasking Crowd

February 1st, 2007 · No Comments

How tired are you? The perceived need for multitasking during so much of the day often has you pumping adrenaline as you try to get it all done. Then the reaction after you get past the adrenaline rush is commonly exhaustion.
When you do not use effective time management techniques, you may be extremely busy throughout [...]

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Tags: Multitasking · Stress Management · Time Management · Work Life Balance

Modern Life Syndrome

October 16th, 2006 · No Comments

Pay attention…focus…concentrate…prioritize…Easy to say but hard to do when so much is vying for your attention. What strategies can help you master these basic concepts? You are bombarded with so much information today that you can lose the ability to find time to think. Everything is being thought out for you. Companies want to hand [...]

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Tags: Changing Times · Multitasking · Work Life Balance

Multitasking: An Ineffective Time Management Tool

October 1st, 2006 · 3 Comments

Multitasking: Everyone does this to some extent. Some people attempt to do more things at once than others, but it is almost a requirement now to be able to work. I recently heard of a job posting that listed “multitasking abilities” as one of the prerequisites for the job.
Yet, in counterpoint, research shows [...]

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Tags: Multitasking · Time Management