THE BIGGEST MYTH in TIME MANAGEMENT
“The idea that we can get it all done is the biggest myth in time management.”
Harvard Business Review Blog Network, Jan. 2012
MAKE TIME FOR TIME
Don’t fall into the trap of scheduling meetings and not scheduling “think time”
Harvard Business Review Blog Network
THE MAGIC OF DOING ONE THING AT A TIME
“Why is it that between 25 and 50 per cent of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work?”
Harvard Business Review Blog Network, Mar. 2012
RECOVERING FROM INFORMATION OVERLOAD
“Multitasking is not heroic; it’s counterproductive.”
McKinsey Quarterly, Jan. 2011
HOOKED ON GADGETS, AND PAYING A MENTAL PRICE
“We are exposing our brains to an environment and asking them to do things we weren’t necessarily evolved to do.”
New York Times, Jun. 6, 2010
FOR REAL PRODUCTIVITY, LESS IS TRULY MORE
“Working longer hours, juggling more tasks and answering more emails isn’t the solution.”
Harvard Business Review, May, 2010
ATTENTION LOSS FEARED AS HIGH-TECH REWIRES BRAIN
“...some mental health experts fear that a growing technology addiction…will lead to a breakdown of interpersonal relationships…”
San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 15, 2009
DEATH BY INFORMATION OVERLOAD
“A company’s responses to information overload will invariably require not only technology but also a change in collective behavior.”
Harvard Business Review, Sept. 2009
MEDIA MULTITASKERS PAY MENTAL PRICE
“Think you can talk on the phone, send an instant message and read your e-mail all at once? Stanford researchers say even trying may impair your cognitive control.”
Stanford Report, Aug. 24, 2009
MANAGE YOUR ENERGY, NOT YOUR TIME
“Individuals need to recognize the costs of energy-depleting behaviors and then take responsibility for changing them, regardless of the circumstances they’re facing.”
Harvard Business Review, Oct. 2007
MULTITASKING MAKES YOU STUPID
“People who multitask are actually less efficient than those who focus on one project at a time.”
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 27, 2003
BEWARE THE BUSY MANAGER
“Managers who take effective action…rely on a combination of two traits: focus and energy.”
Harvard Business Review, Feb., 2002