The article discusses the negative impact of multitasking on productivity, referencing the Clark and Wheelwright study which indicates that while individuals can focus effectively on one or two tasks, productivity drops drastically when juggling three or more. With multitasking, the total time spent on tasks can plummet to 60% for three simultaneous tasks, confirming that less work in process (WIP) leads to higher productivity. According to additional sources, task-switching can decrease efficiency by up to 40%, reinforcing the idea that multitasking is counterproductive for teams and individuals.
"Clark and Wheelwright found the opposite: When working on three tasks, our total time on-task drops to 60%, an average of 20% on each of three tasks."
"Multitasking might feel good, but it isn't doing people or teams any favors."
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