How Multitasking Affects Writing

Multitasking can make us believe that we are getting things done faster. While that may be true, it can also lead to costly mistakes. Learn how multitasking can affect you when it comes to writing.

, founder of in Seattle, Washington, informs us on the risks multitasking has when dealing with writing.

What Multitasking Costs Us as Writers

Yesterday I was teaching a writing class in Sunnyvale, California. In the morning, an executive car picked me up at my hotel to take me to the client company. At the start of the trip, the driver and I talked for a couple of minutes, and he offered to pick me up later in the day and drive me to the airport. I accepted his offer, and we set a time for him to arrive.

Then things changed. While driving me through city traffic, the man took several phone calls. He wrote down addresses and credit card numbers while he drove. He made calls. He made notes. He checked his email—sometimes at stoplights but often while moving.

When we arrived at my destination, I told the driver I had changed my mind about his picking me up later. “I’m just not comfortable with all the things you do while you are driving,” I said. He said okay and drove away.

His multitasking cost him a profitable trip to the airport.

The situation made me think about what the same kind of multitasking costs us as writers.

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