Saturday, May 11, 2013
Multitasking: A Falacy
As you are reading this post, chances are that you are also trying to do a number of other things. You are probably thinking that that you are multitasking but lo and behold, it is simply called “rapid toggling between tasks,” and you are engaged in constant context switching. A study showed that the distraction of an interruption, combined with the brain drain of
preparing for that interruption, made our test takers 20 percent dumber.
That’s enough to turn a B-minus student (80 percent) into a failure (62
percent). There is some evidence that we’re not just suckers for that new text
message, or addicted to it; it’s actually robbing us of brain power,
too. Tweet about this at your own risk. It seems as if technology is becoming more enabling in this aspect. With all the app development and new phone services, it is easier to pretend that we are multitasking. Go ahead, try to prove me wrong.
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The mobile applications make us more disengaged. It is also a huge distraction.
ReplyDeleteIt's easy to send an internet fax and listen to a voice mail at the same time. How productive is it though.
ReplyDeleteHaving mobile phone services make us more connected to people, but less interested in whats going on around us.
ReplyDeleteWith different mobile applications, it feels like I am getting more done. They keep me on track and focused on the task at hand.
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