Getting it All Done

21 February 2008

I’ve considered this blog incomplete without addressing Time Management. A time management primer is here on Businessweek online. It touches on the myth of multi-tasking, managing e-mail, good communication and the value of being organized, and while none of the material is ground-breaking, it’s a good place to start (or review).

“Getting it All Done” 3 Responses

  1. To Technology! The Cause of and Solution to All of Life’s Problems. | Creative Reaction Remarks:

    [...] to his e-mail program more than 50 times and uses instant messaging 77 times” (if not, see here and here and here and here) though seeing an actual dollar amount, $650m in lost productivity, in [...]

  2. The Myth of Multitasking | Creative Reaction Remarks:

    [...] The Myth of Multitasking. As an amateur “mutitasking” myth-buster (mentioning the myth here and alluding to it here) of course I took notice. I had no idea what a gold mine it would turn out [...]

  3. Fighting the War Against Distraction | Creative Reaction Remarks:

    [...] The reason for the implied and impending doom can be found in the publisher’s description of the book; “our near-religious allegiance to a constant state of motion and addiction to multitasking are eroding our capacity for deep, sustained, perceptive attention—the building block of intimacy, wisdom and cultural progress and stunting society’s ability to comprehend what’s relevant and permanent” and clearly, we are surround by examples of this. (CR readers have read about this issue here and here and here.) [...]

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