Neuroscience
If you only do one thing this week … avoid multitasking
Often considered the pinnacle of efficiency, multitasking can actually be a negative practice, according to latest research. So stop what else you're doing and concentrate, says Giles Morris
Giles Morris
guardian.co.uk
Monday 5 October 2009 11.33 BST
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Neuroscience
Multitasking: Cons
If you only do one thing this week … avoid multitasking
Often considered the pinnacle of efficiency, multitasking can actually be a negative practice, according to latest research. So stop what else you're doing and concentrate, says Giles Morris
Giles Morris
guardian.co.uk
Monday 5 October 2009 11.33 BST
Read the full article
- Day 6 Of Digest Super Week: Meet The Supertaskers
We study SuperTaskers Dr Jason WatsonMy collaborator Dr. David Strayer and I began looking for individual differences in multitasking ability in 2006-2007. We were looking for any attentional control variables that might predict who shows more or less...
- Lads' Mags And Feelings Of Physical Inadequacy - Single Men Most At Risk
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Part one (of five) from today's New York Times: The Anosognosic’s Dilemma: Something’s Wrong but You’ll Never Know What It Is (Part 1) By ERROL MORRIS June 20, 2010, 9:00 PM Read the article...
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, it turns out that multitasking is not efficient. Slow Down, Multitaskers; Don’t Read in Traffic, from Sunday's New York Times quotes several recent & forthcoming studies detailing the inefficiencies of multitasking. Some...
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Train to help students dealing with roommate issues, relationship dilemmas, suicidal thoughts, confusion, and other life issues. Must be available Monday, October 15th from 6:30-9:30 pm as well as Wednesday, March 20th and Thursday, March 21st from 9:00...