Comments | ontd_science: Slippery fingers.

nrchst in ontd_science

Slippery fingers.

Aug 26, 2009 15:26

Multitaskers, pay attention - if you can
Surprise findings suggest information jugglers are more easily distracted
2:02 p.m. CT, Mon., Aug 24, 2009

WASHINGTON - The people who multitask the most are the ones who are worst at it ( Read more... )

information technology, sociology

Comments 7

foobilicious August 26 2009, 21:15:30 UTC

oh like how i am supposed to read this paper but then i check wikipedia for this term i don't know and the next half hour i'm checking my fl and ending up on ontd_science.

nrchst August 26 2009, 21:16:05 UTC

Pretty much. :)

jwaneeta August 26 2009, 21:30:08 UTC

I don't get it

nrchst August 27 2009, 01:04:48 UTC

I think the idea is that multitaskings can't fully focus on anything. They're too busy being engrossed with mass consumption of information that they never learn the same skills that people that tackle one task at a time do.

jwaneeta August 27 2009, 02:38:32 UTC

I know, I was just making a little joke about my inability to focus. :) Sorry it was lame.

nrchst August 27 2009, 02:45:22 UTC

Oh no, it's not your fault at all. I can be pretty obtuse. ;)

syderia August 27 2009, 05:20:08 UTC

The problem is that the paper doesn't examine the consequences (including the important one : how does it affect productivity ?).

I know that I hate doing one thing at a time. If I forced myself to stay on one thing until it was finished, it would ultimately take longer and be of lesser quality.
There might also be an advantage for a company to have people who pay attention to "irrelevant" information because you never know how irrelevant things really are.