Comments on: Multitasking makes us stupid http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid How to communicate Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:01:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Greg in Taylor http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-361277 Greg in Taylor Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:41:54 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-361277 Thanks for highlighting and reinforcing the Atlantic info! It's a great article and the descriptions of the brain functions and the resultant effects are right on. We also know that the brain's electrochemical operations can provide pleasure stimulus that can be self-reinforcing (with potentially addicting dynamics in the mix) and this may be at work in the brains of certain people who derive stimulus and pleasure from the variety and excitation of multitasking .... they get a rush off of it! Alas, the pleasure is generally short-lived. Perhaps you might benefit from not so much trying to enjoy your guilt-free pottering MORE, rather try to do MORE guilt-free pottering ... which you clearly enjoy! Cheers! Thanks for highlighting and reinforcing the Atlantic info!

It’s a great article and the descriptions of the brain functions and the resultant effects are right on.

We also know that the brain’s electrochemical operations can provide pleasure stimulus that can be self-reinforcing (with potentially addicting dynamics in the mix) and this may be at work in the brains of certain people who derive stimulus and pleasure from the variety and excitation of multitasking …. they get a rush off of it! Alas, the pleasure is generally short-lived.

Perhaps you might benefit from not so much trying to enjoy your guilt-free pottering MORE, rather try to do MORE guilt-free pottering … which you clearly enjoy!

Cheers!

]]> By: David Bowman http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-355639 David Bowman Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:11:36 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-355639 Multitasking and long words: we love them both. But you're right, both complicate our lives. Careful planning and prioritization can help with the multitasking. Long words? Simplify, simplify, and simplify. This also applies to the myriad tasks that impose on our work. They do make life interesting, however. Multitasking and long words: we love them both. But you’re right, both complicate our lives. Careful planning and prioritization can help with the multitasking. Long words? Simplify, simplify, and simplify. This also applies to the myriad tasks that impose on our work. They do make life interesting, however.

]]> By: Mat http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-355567 Mat Thu, 31 Jan 2008 14:36:48 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-355567 I agree with this completely and would add... oh, wait a second, the phone's ring........ I agree with this completely and would add… oh, wait a second, the phone’s ring……..

]]> By: Michael http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-354910 Michael Wed, 30 Jan 2008 01:51:38 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-354910 I never thought about that with the two wars, but it makes sense. I also believe this is very true with people and cell phones. How can you be giving your utmost attention to the road when a good part of it is devoted to you cell phone. And, finally, the perfect example of this is our execs who have email on their phones. Many of our meetings run way longer than they should and frustration runs high because we have to keep repeating what was just said. The execs were busy reading an replying to email so didn't here something. Now we get to go through it again... I never thought about that with the two wars, but it makes sense. I also believe this is very true with people and cell phones. How can you be giving your utmost attention to the road when a good part of it is devoted to you cell phone. And, finally, the perfect example of this is our execs who have email on their phones. Many of our meetings run way longer than they should and frustration runs high because we have to keep repeating what was just said. The execs were busy reading an replying to email so didn’t here something. Now we get to go through it again…

]]> By: Michelle Greer http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-354887 Michelle Greer Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:19:17 +0000 http://www.badlanguage.net/multitasking-makes-us-stupid#comment-354887 Multi-tasking is what happens when I think of all the things I have to do all at once. I end up never thinking I would accomplish as much as if I'd just prioritized the tasks and then done them one by one. Multi-tasking is what happens when I think of all the things I have to do all at once. I end up never thinking I would accomplish as much as if I’d just prioritized the tasks and then done them one by one.

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