http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-redux/ any technology distinguishable from magic is not sufficiently advanced Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-redux/#comment-2130 robhyndman.com » Blog Archive » Still More on the Myth of Multitasking Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:53:19 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-redux/#comment-2130 [...] With predictable regularity, news keeps emerging to put the lie to the idea that ‘mutlitasking’ is a viable strategy for personal effectiveness. The latest is summarized in a CNet piece - gist: Q: What is ADT? Hallowell: It’s sort of like the normal version of attention deficit disorder. But it’s a condition induced by modern life, in which you’ve become so busy attending to so many inputs and outputs that you become increasingly distracted, irritable, impulsive, restless and, over the long term, underachieving. In other words, it costs you efficiency because you’re doing so much or trying to do so much, it’s as if you’re juggling one more ball than you possibly can. [...] [...] With predictable regularity, news keeps emerging to put the lie to the idea that ‘mutlitasking’ is a viable strategy for personal effectiveness. The latest is summarized in a CNet piece - gist: Q: What is ADT? Hallowell: It’s sort of like the normal version of attention deficit disorder. But it’s a condition induced by modern life, in which you’ve become so busy attending to so many inputs and outputs that you become increasingly distracted, irritable, impulsive, restless and, over the long term, underachieving. In other words, it costs you efficiency because you’re doing so much or trying to do so much, it’s as if you’re juggling one more ball than you possibly can. [...]

]]> http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-redux/#comment-1244 Branedy Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:42:18 +0000 http://www.robhyndman.com/2006/03/02/the-myth-of-multitasking-redux/#comment-1244 Not to draw a sexist label on me, but does explain women (who claim to be the best multitaskers) always believing they are right? ;-) Not to draw a sexist label on me, but does explain women (who claim to be the best multitaskers) always believing they are right? ;-)

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