multitasking

Articles

Multitasking Is Evil

Multitasking is often seen as a desirable skill—you can buy books or pay to attend courses that will teach you how to do it—but it is a surprisingly debilitating idea.

Clarke Ching's picture Clarke Ching

Better Software Magazine Articles

Put a Tough Decision in Its Place

Tell your manager where to go--for a decision, of course.

Mike Cohn's picture Mike Cohn
The Dark Side of Multitasking

We're pleased to bring you technical editors who are well respected in their fields. Get their take on everything that relates to the industry, technically speaking. In this issue, Mike Cohn discusses the myth of multitasking and how trying to work on too many tasks at once can actually kill productivity.

Mike Cohn's picture Mike Cohn
Promises and Prescriptions

What if someone told you that the cure for project woes was to throw due dates out the window, stop doing so much, and embrace uncertainty? Is this a radical treatment or just snake oil? The theory of constraints says it will work. Frank Patrick will show you how.

Frank Patrick

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