Multitasking Quotes

31 quotes by 29 authors

I'm a person of whim, and easily distracted. I don't like multitasking. When I'm doing one thing, I like to do just that thing. — Margaret Atwood
Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once. — Helena Bonham Carter
The irony of multitasking is that it's exhausting: when you're doing two or three things simultaneously, you use more energy than the sum of energy… — Twyla Tharp
Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false sense of… — Michael Foley
If someone around you is multitasking, you pick up distraction like second-hand smoke. — Clay Shirky
The brain cannot multitask. Multitasking, when it comes to paying attention, is a myth. The brain naturally focuses on concepts sequentially, one at a timeâ€¦To… — John Medina
People say pot-smokers are lazy. I disagree; I'm a multitasking pot-smoker: just the other day I was walking down the street, I was putting eyedrops… — Doug Benson
There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time.… — Amy Ryan
Multitasking is a part of my everyday life. — Monica Denise Brown
I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink. — Len Goodman
I'm going to continue working as a model. I want to do it all! And I think it's possible to keep working while you go… — Karlie Kloss
The relative ease of most driving lures us into thinking we can get away with doing other things. Indeed, those other things, like listening to… — Tom Vanderbilt
I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. — Heidi Klum
I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things… — Heidi Klum
Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much. — Marilyn vos Savant
I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain. — Ian Somerhalder
Like most early enthusiasts, I always thought the way the Internet encouraged multitasking made users less vulnerable to manipulation, while simultaneously exploiting even more of… — Douglas Rushkoff
This is really good,â€ Donovan Caine said, attacking his third strawberry pancake. â€œYou sound surprised,â€ I said. He shrugged. â€œI just didnâ€™t think an assassin… — Jennifer Estep
Another study, of 38,000 knowledge workers across different sectors, found that the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers to productivity.… — Susan Cain
Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime. — Jennifer Lee

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