The Downsides of Doing Too Much: Why Multitasking Is Stressful

Rendering of a playing card with an illustration of a man with his six arms doing many things at the same time.

Imagine working calmly on your latest project, when the phone rings on your desk.   “Bad news,” your teammate tells you down the line, “your client needs that work by tomorrow, I’m afraid–a whole week earlier than we had planned.”   You’re stressed out and slightly panicked. But how do you react?  Do you continue as you […]

De keerzijde van te veel tegelijk doen; waarom multitasking stressvol is

Rendering of a playing card with an illustration of a man with his six arms doing many things at the same time.

Stel je voor: je werkt gestaag aan je laatste project, wanneer de telefoon op je bureau rinkelt.   “Slecht nieuws,” zegt je teamgenoot, “de klant heeft alles eerder nodig – de deadline is een week eerder dan we hadden gepland.”   Je voelt de druk stijgen, raakt misschien zelfs lichtelijk in paniek. Maar hoe reageer je?  Ga […]

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