Why multitasking is bad for you

[cybermule]

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060320-6417.html

And as I read that, I ate sushi, ordered vegetables and sorted out my work email. Heh.

Comments

[aras-55555.livejournal.com]

Dysfunctional teens? Doesn't really sound like anything new. Though making powerpoint presentations about what you want for christmas seems creepy.

I think it may be more of an introvert/extrovert thing. A lot of people seem to need some distractions in order to concentrate, and do stuff like going to a coffeeshop to get work done for the people moving around and the noise. I, on the other hand, find just the potential of being disturbed by someone a distraction :)

[cybermule.livejournal.com]

The powerpoint presentation sounded scary. But the rest is just teeangers being teenagers. Like you said, depends how introverted they are - extroverts are just more likely to flit after every new thing, and more likely to have all the phones and gizmos to distract themselves.