http://www.43folders.com/topics/multitasking The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/22/multitasking <p>My quote of the week comes from a comment by <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/user/20821">Eideteker</a> in <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/74295/Interestingly-Im-reading-Lifehacker-while-posting-this#2226670">this Metafilter thread</a> on multitasking:</p> <blockquote style="font-size:1.5em;"> <p>Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you&#8217;d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously.</p> </blockquote> <p>And, for what it&#8217;s worth, here&#8217;s what I had to say about <a href="http://www.43folders.com/2005/10/20/43f-podcast-the-myth-of-multi-tasking">the myth of multitasking</a> a few years back:</p> <p><embed src="http://www.odeo.com/flash/audio_player_standard_gray.swf" quality="high" width="300" height="52" name="audio_player_standard_gray" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" flashvars="audio_id=319067&amp;audio_duration=154.227&amp;valid_sample_rate=true&amp;external_url=http://media.odeo.com/7/7/2/43_Folders_-_The_Myth_of_Multi-tasking.mp3" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /></embed><br /><a style="font-size: 9px; padding-left: 110px; color: #f39; letter-spacing: -1px; text-decoration: none" href="http://odeo.com/audio/319067/view">powered by <strong>ODEO</strong></a></p> <!--break--> <div style="font-size: small; padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px; border: 1px solid #ccc; color: #333; background-color: #eee;"> <p><a href="http://www.43folders.com/" title=""><img src="http://junk.mdm3.com/43f-icon-48.png" alt="43 Folders icon" style="float:left;margin-right:5px;" /></a> ”<a href="/2008/08/22/multitasking"><strong>Quote of the Week: On Multitasking</strong></a>” was written by <a href="http://www.43folders.com/blog/merlin-mann">Merlin Mann</a> for <a href="http://www.43folders.com">43Folders.com</a> and was originally posted on August 22, 2008. Except as noted, it's ©2008 Merlin Mann and licensed for reuse under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/">CC BY-NC-ND 3.0</a>. "<a href="http://www.43folders.com/feedfooter">Why a footer?</a>"</p></div><!-- /usage finger-wagging --> http://www.43folders.com/2008/08/22/multitasking#comments Heh Multitasking Personal Productivity Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:33:05 -0400 Merlin Mann 63902 at http://www.43folders.com