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Quote by Michael Pollan

“It seems to me that one of the great luxuries of life at this point is to do one thing at a time. One thing to which you give yourself wholeheartedly, uni-tasking.”

Book:Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

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Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation

Michael Pollan investigates the evolution of cooking techniques and ingredients, examining how they have shaped human societies and diets, and offering insights into the importance of cooking in our lives. more

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Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is an American author renowned for his insightful views on food, agriculture, and culture. His work explores the impact of the modern food industry on health, the environment, and society, as well as the necessity of sustainable food systems. more

“The more I took note of how my body and brain clicked along through the day, the more I realized that I spent a considerable amount of time banging around with a brain full of chatter; a rush of things to do, bills to pay, telephone calls, text messages, e-mails, worrying about my job or my looks, my boobs or my ass; I rushed from thing to thing, multitasking, triple-timing, hoping to cover all the bases, avoiding anything that might disrupt the schedule or routine. At times, I was so caught up in the tempo and pattern, the predictable tap, tap, tap of each day, that there was no time to notice the neighbors had moved out, the wind was sneaking in from the north, the sun was shifting on its axis, and tonight the moon would look like the milky residue floating inside an enormous cereal bowl. I wondered when I had become a person who noticed so little.”

Routine Rushing Chatter Multitasking Notice Schedule The Big Tiny

Author:Dee Williams

“We are the generation capable of doing many things at once, without enjoying any of them..”

Life Lessons Time Multitasking Generation Next

Author:Dinesh Kumar Biran

“Multi-tasking is great in the kitchen when you are trying to time the chicken to be ready at the same time as the potatoes. But do not assume it is a great way to manage a workday.”

Time Management Multitasking

Book:It Takes An Egg Timer, A Guide to Creating the Time for Your Life

Source: It Takes An Egg Timer, A Guide to Creating the Time for Your Life

“How often have you heard people brag about what great multi-taskers they are? Perhaps you’ve made the same boast yourself. You might even have heard that members of “Gen Y” are natural multi-taskers, having lived their whole lives constantly switching their attention from texting to IMing to Facebooking to watching TV— all supposedly without missing a beat. We even see training classes designed to teach managers how best to multi-task their Gen Y staff, the implication being that asking someone to focus on a single task through to completion has now become ridiculously old-fashioned for, if not downright heretical to, the new world order. Don’t believe it.”

Agile Multitasking Lean Gen Y Toc