Article commentary by Dave Crenshaw Author, The Myth of Multitasking: How ‘Doing It All’ Gets Nothing Done “To Deal With Obsession, Some Defriend Facebook” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/21/technology/internet/21facebook.html Dave’s comment: Folks, you have the ability to control how much you allows technology into your life. It will not work to burying your head in the sand and wishing … Continue reading “Another example of how technology is evolving faster than we are”
Switchtasking versus multitasking. What is the difference?
When I introduced the term switchtasking in my book, The Myth of Multitasking: How ‘Doing It All’ Gets Nothing Done, in August 2008, a lot of people wanted to know what it was that I meant by term. Increasingly I saw classes in high school and college make assignments to their students to learn about … Continue reading “Switchtasking versus multitasking. What is the difference?”
San Francisco Chronicle: Attention loss feared as high-tech rewires brain
“The more we become used to just sound bites and tweets,” Aboujaoude said, “the less patient we will be with more complex, more meaningful information. And I do think we might lose the ability to analyze things with any depth and nuance. Like any skill, if you don’t use it, you lose it.” http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/14/BUNI1AB1G2.DTL&type=tech
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In ufficio addio al multitasking meglio fare una cosa per volta | Repubblica | Miojob
For my friends who speak Italian, here is an article about the Italian translation of my book The Myth of Multitasking entitled: “Una cosa per volta. Quando fare tutto è come fare niente” http://miojob.repubblica.it/notizie-e-servizi/notizie/dettaglio/in-ufficio-addio-al-multitasking-meglio-fare-una-cosa-per-volta/3729661
