Singletasking : get more done-one thing at a time / Devora Zack ; cover design Dan Tesser ; copy editor Todd Manza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zack, Devora, author.

Contributor:

Tesser, Dan, cover designer.

Manza, Todd, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Time management.

Human multitasking.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Get more done--one thing at a time

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

Your Mind Can't Be Two Places at OnceToo many of us have become addicted to the popular, enticing, dangerously misleading drug of multitasking. Devora Zack was once hooked herself. But she beat it and became more efficient, and you can too. Zack marshals convincing neuroscientific evidence to prove that you really can't do more by trying to tackle several things at once-it's an illusion. There is a better way to deal with all the information and interruptions that bombard us today. Singletasking explains exactly how to clear and calm your mind, arrange your schedule and environment, and gently

Contents:

Intro

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Part One: Reclaim Your Life

Chapter 1. The Multitasking Myth

Chapter 2. The Singletasking Principle

Part Two: Regain Control

Chapter 3. Your Mind

Chapter 4. Your Days

Chapter 5. Your Interactions

Part Three: Recall What Matters

Chapter 6. Action ≠ Results

Chapter 7. Home Sweet Home

Appendix: Retorts To Multitask Hardliners

Notes

Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index

At Your Service

About The Author.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781626562615

162656261X

9781626562622

1626562628

OCLC:

913971955