BECAUSE THE MIND CANNOT BE IN TWO PLACES AT ONCE. Many of us have become addicted to the popular, tempting, and dangerously misleading drug of multitasking. Devora Zack was also completely addicted to this, but she managed to overcome her habit and become much more productive. You can do the same.

Zack draws on elements of neuroscience to prove that you are not going to achieve more by doing many things at once – it is simply an illusion. In the book you hold in your hands, she explains in simple terms exactly how you can clear your mind, organize your schedule and environment, and, slowly but surely, meet the expectations of those around you and manage to complete many tasks by focusing on one thing at a time.

By reading this practical book, you will learn the secret to mental health and success, and – most importantly – how to become much more productive.

DEVORA ZACK is the CEO of Only Connect Consulting, Inc., which offers leadership programs to more than a hundred organizations, including Mensa, the Smithsonian Institution, the Australian Institute of Business Management, the London Business School, Deloitte, and the U.S. Department of Education. She is a certified professional in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Mensa, and a Visiting Professor at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. She has written the books Networking for People Who Hate Networking and Managing for People Who Hate Managing, which have been translated into over twenty languages.