Comments on: The More You Multitask, the Worse You Get at It http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/ Leadership, productivity, vocation, and theology Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:19:28 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: CRB http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-5604 CRB Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:51:02 +0000 http://www.whatsbestnext.com/?p=3594#comment-5604 Multitasking is a form of tyranny. It's source is the greed of employers, who are too damn cheep to hire enough help to spread the work around. All of these corporations want a wonder-woman or a superman who can do two or three other people's jobs at half the pay. I have always known that "multitasking" is unhealthy. Some employers are taking that to the next level in what is being called "Optimizing" --that's the hell of multitasking taken to a whole new dimension. Too much stress for too little g*d d*m $$$. Multitasking is a form of tyranny. It’s source is the greed of employers, who are too damn cheep to hire enough help to spread the work around. All of these corporations want a wonder-woman or a superman who can do two or three other people’s jobs at half the pay.

I have always known that “multitasking” is unhealthy. Some employers are taking that to the next level in what is being called “Optimizing” –that’s the hell of multitasking taken to a whole new dimension.

Too much stress for too little g*d d*m $$$.

]]> By: Distractions http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-5450 Distractions Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:32:11 +0000 http://www.whatsbestnext.com/?p=3594#comment-5450 [...] multi­tasking is a myth, all we really do is switch quickly between tasks and this actu­ally reduces concen­tra­tion rather than making us more creative, effi­cient or [...] [...] multi­tasking is a myth, all we really do is switch quickly between tasks and this actu­ally reduces concen­tra­tion rather than making us more creative, effi­cient or [...]

]]> By: Christy Schutz http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-4743 Christy Schutz Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:15:07 +0000 http://www.whatsbestnext.com/?p=3594#comment-4743 Good post. Kinda disconcerting to read that more multitasking basically makes you worse at multitasking -- and ultimately thinking. No wonder so many recent articles talk of how multitasking, and this twitter, FB, smartphone, instant/constant information overload is actually "dumbing us down." Just wrote a similar post on this subject on my blog: http://ow.ly/1gaAd Good post. Kinda disconcerting to read that more multitasking basically makes you worse at multitasking — and ultimately thinking. No wonder so many recent articles talk of how multitasking, and this twitter, FB, smartphone, instant/constant information overload is actually “dumbing us down.”

Just wrote a similar post on this subject on my blog: http://ow.ly/1gaAd

]]> By: Multi-tasking: is it best? « Strengthened by Grace http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-4737 Multi-tasking: is it best? « Strengthened by Grace Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:50:26 +0000 http://www.whatsbestnext.com/?p=3594#comment-4737 [...] Other interesting links on the debate regarding multi-tasking are here. [...] [...] Other interesting links on the debate regarding multi-tasking are here. [...]

]]> By: JC http://www.whatsbestnext.com/2010/03/the-more-you-multitask-the-worse-you-get-at-multitasking/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 JC Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:09:39 +0000 http://www.whatsbestnext.com/?p=3594#comment-4715 Am persuaded that multitasking is not as efficient as single-tasking. So now try to do one thing at a time. But I wonder about those employers that advertise their need of someone who is good at multitasking... Do they not know that someone could be much better if they don't multitask? Imagine an applicant's cover letter. "Dear Potential Employer, I've got the sought-after qualifications A, B, and C, but though I can multitask, I am much better in single-tasking. Signed, I. Wont-get Dajob Am persuaded that multitasking is not as efficient as single-tasking. So now try to do one thing at a time.

But I wonder about those employers that advertise their need of someone who is good at multitasking… Do they not know that someone could be much better if they don’t multitask? Imagine an applicant’s cover letter.
“Dear Potential Employer,
I’ve got the sought-after qualifications A, B, and C, but though I can multitask, I am much better in single-tasking.

Signed,
I. Wont-get Dajob

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