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Scientific American debunks the myth of the multi-tasking mind (a little bit, at least.) The emphasis below is mine.
Media multitasking is increasingly common, to the extent that some have dubbed today’s teens “Generation M.”
People often think of the ability to multitask as a positive attribute, to the degree that they will proudly tout their ability to multitask. Likewise it’s not uncommon to see job advertisements that place “ability to multitask” at the top of their list of required abilities. Technologies such as smartphones cater to this idea that we can (and should) maximize our efficiency by getting things done in parallel with each other. Why aren’t you paying your bills and checking traffic while you’re driving and talking on the phone with your mother? However, new research by EyalOphir, Clifford Nass, and Anthony D. Wagner at Stanford University suggests that people who multitask suffer from a problem: weaker self-control ability.
Posted by skooter at 12:37 PM
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