Dave Crenshaw on The Myth of Multitasking
Dave Crenshaw talks about how and why multitasking doesn’t work and how to be more effective by doing one thing at a time.
Dave Crenshaw is the author of 'The Myth of Multitasking: How “Doing It All” Gets Nothing Done'. His courses on LinkedIn Learning have been viewed tens of millions of times. His five books have been published in eight languages, the most popular of which is The Myth of Multitasking—a time management bestseller.
In this conversation Dave talks with Erik about how and why multitasking doesn’t work and how to be more effective by doing one thing at a time.
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