Any Quote by James Gleick

“Multitasking is a highly overrated thing if you ask me. Today, we do everything in twos and threes. There is no longer time to…

— Anirudh Arun

What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between multiple tasks, which reduces productivity and increases mistakes by up to 50 percent.

— Susan Cain

“Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth. Scientists now know that the brain is incapable of…

— Susan Cain

I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we're being exceptionally efficient.

— James Surowiecki

Most of the work on multitasking suggests that it generally makes you less efficient, not more.

— James Surowiecki

“We often think that combining tasks will save us time, but scientific evidence shows that it has the opposite effect. Even those who claim…

— Hector Garcia Puigcerver

I think people who multitask pay a huge price. They think they're being extra productive, and I think when you multitask so much you…

— Charlie Munger

“Even multitasking, that prized feat of modern-day office warriors, turns out to be a myth. Scientists now know that the brain is incapable of…

— Susan Cain

Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient.

— Daniel Levitin

“Multitasking is actually a hindrance to productivity. Focus on one thing and get it done.”

— Del Suggs

“...the simple act of being interrupted is one of the biggest barriers to productivity...What looks like multitasking is really switching back and forth between…

— Susan Cain

You know how people say how scientists have proven that multitasking is impossible? I fight that. I don't think multitasking is impossible.

— De'Aaron Fox