Modern Wisdom

#449 - Thatcher Wine - Multitasking Is Killing Your Productivity

Mar 19, 2022

Thatcher Wine, a professional book curator and founder of Juniper Books, dives into the pitfalls of multitasking and champions the concept of monotasking. He shares personal insights from his battle with burnout, highlighting how focusing on one task enhances productivity and well-being. The discussion touches on the adverse effects of technology on attention spans and the enriching role of reading in cultivating concentration. Thatcher also emphasizes the balance between personal life and work, urging listeners to appreciate the value of being present.

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The Benefits of Reading

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Intro

2min

Navigating Distractions: The Shift from Multitasking to Monotasking

2min

The Myth of Multitasking

17min

Redefining Productivity Through Adversity

8min

The Power of Monotasking through Reading

5min

Navigating Reading Preferences: From Audiobooks to Physical Books

4min

Embracing Monotasking for Focused Reading

20min

The Impact of Social Media on Presence and Experience

3min

Thatcher Wine is professional book curator, founder of Juniper Books and an author.

Multi-tasking will make you less effective, less productive, less happy and more prone to making errors in work and life. The question of why we're all so tempted to do it and how we can stop seems an obvious next step.

Expect to learn whether multi-tasking is just a modern phenomenon, how monotasking can result in more work being done at a higher quality, how technology has permanently changed the landscape for attention, the usefulness of walking between tasks, why tasks can get more difficult before they get easier again and much more...

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