Hypermultitasking
Filed Under (Industry Biz News) by Admin on 10-12-2009
The Britannica Blog has been running a forum on multitasking this week, including posts from Maggie Jackson, Howard Rheingold, and Heather Gold. My own small contribution to the discussion appears today and is reprinted below: Thank God for multitasking. Can you imagine how dull life would be if we humans lacked the ability to rapidly and seamlessly shift our focus from one task or topic to another? We wouldnt be able to listen to the radio while driving, have conversations while cooking, juggle assignments at work, or even chew gum while walking. The world would grind to a depressing halt….
