Dave Crenshaw (born 1975) is an American author, public speaker,

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and

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expert. His books ''The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done'' and ''Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable'' have been referenced for teaching by some universities.

Early life and education

Crenshaw earned his Bachelor of Science in business management from the Marriott School of Management at

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in 2000. During his early career, a clinical psychologist diagnosed Crenshaw with

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(ADHD).

Career

Crenshaw began his career in 1998 as an independent consultant small businesses coaching firm. ''The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done'' was written by Crenshaw and published in 2008 by Jossey-Bass, an imprint of Wiley. Dennis Lythgoe described ''The Myth of Multitasking: How "Doing It All" Gets Nothing Done'' in the ''

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'' as a candid and

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little book that takes on one of the most talked about social myths of the modern scene – multitasking.

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also published Crenshaw's book, ''Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable'' in 2010. Jim Pawlak summarized ''Invaluable: The Secret to Becoming Irreplaceable'' in the '' Silicon Valley Business Journal'' that Crenshaw provides a number of fill-in-the-blanks templates that help you identify your most valuable activities (MVAs) and manage time effectively. Crenshaw's book on

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, ''The Focused Business: How Entrepreneurs Can Triumph Over Chaos'' was published in 2013. From 2013, he is a Lynda.com author and presenter of business skills courses, including "Time Management Fundamentals" and "Small Business Secrets". He has published multiple courses on

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, some of them have been cited in university newspapers. His views on multi-tasking has been often quoted by the

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, ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Other work

Crenshaw speaks frequently at conferences and industry events on the topics of business and time management, such as EO Alchemy 2012 —

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, Crown Council's 18th Annual Event, the 2013 REACH conference, Schnizzfest 2013, Behind Every Leader, TiE

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and LTB 2014. His work has been featured on ''

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'', '' The Ledger'', '' Fast Company'' and ''

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''.

Selected bibliography

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References

External links

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