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Warning: Multi-tasking Kills Your Productivity

Bob Wendover / August 17, 2016

Be honest – Can you really multi-task? The answer has to be “no.” Here’s why — Multi-tasking is physically impossible! […]

I am inherently curious. Offer me a factory tour and I’m there. Give me a chance to visit a new

I recently spent two days working with a group of executives in the construction industry. At one point, they veered

A few years ago, I served on the board of a trade association. At one meeting, a proposal was made

There is a tale floating around the internet that NASA spent $12 billion developing pens that would work in space,

Bob Wendover / January 8, 2016

In the 1970’s, folksinger Harry Chapin published a song entitled Flowers are Red, a lament about how adults teach kids

Bob Wendover / January 4, 2016

This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order requiring local governments to take the homeless off the

Bob Wendover / December 18, 2015

I’ve spent this past November making presentations to groups ranging from city leaders to small businesses to the US Army

Bob Wendover / November 27, 2015

It’s no secret that many college students don’t graduate with the critical thinking skills we assume. A 2011 analysis found

Bob Wendover / November 20, 2015

Have you noticed that we’re all making more daily decisions? Between navigating the endless menus on screens, the pop-up distractions,