I suck at multi-tasking. I can do it, but I always feel too discombobulated.
I have lots of friends who brag about how well they can multi-task, but y'know what?
I can tell when they're doing it when I'm on the phone w/them.
They're just not "engaged" in the conversation. More like they're monitoring it.
I'll even say things like "Hey, I heard that your gf slept with your granmother, that's pretty cool!", and they'll mumble something like, "Yeah, it was great".
They respond to emotion/inflection, but don't really listen to what is being said.
Here's a pc on "Singletasking":
A Case for Singletasking: The One-Task-At-a-Time Method
Says pretty much the same thing.
My favorite multi-tasking thing is driving and getting biz done on the cell phone. But I have to be VERY careful-- have you ever been at home, talking to someone who was driving? They have all the time in the world, so they can go on and on and on . . .
How about you? Do you love to multi-task? Do you feel you honestly can be as good at doing both things at the same time, or do you knowingly "give up" 50% of your concentration for each activity?
-Russ H.
I have lots of friends who brag about how well they can multi-task, but y'know what?
I can tell when they're doing it when I'm on the phone w/them.
They're just not "engaged" in the conversation. More like they're monitoring it.
I'll even say things like "Hey, I heard that your gf slept with your granmother, that's pretty cool!", and they'll mumble something like, "Yeah, it was great".
They respond to emotion/inflection, but don't really listen to what is being said.
Here's a pc on "Singletasking":
A Case for Singletasking: The One-Task-At-a-Time Method
Says pretty much the same thing.
My favorite multi-tasking thing is driving and getting biz done on the cell phone. But I have to be VERY careful-- have you ever been at home, talking to someone who was driving? They have all the time in the world, so they can go on and on and on . . .
How about you? Do you love to multi-task? Do you feel you honestly can be as good at doing both things at the same time, or do you knowingly "give up" 50% of your concentration for each activity?
-Russ H.
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