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Multitasking debunked
Multitasking debunked on NPR: "People can't multitask very well, and when people say they can, they're deluding themselves," said neuroscientist Earl Miller. And, he said, "The brain is very good at deluding itself."
Meanwhile it appears that the recent commuter train crash in Los Angeles was caused by the train operator, who was sending text messages instead of watching traffic signals.
If you know someone who needs an intervention, hand them Bit Literacy.
I just wrote a post about being in the moment:
http://vinylart.blogspot.com/2008/10/do-be-do-be-do-ec.html
Multi-tasking is really kind of a misnomer, I think. You still can only do one thing at a time. Multi-tasking is just breaking up multiple larger tasks into small chunks, really just smaller tasks, and doing them in parallel. Still just one thing at a time.
The problem arises when people break away from one smaller task to work on another when the first one still requires attention for successful completion because of external factors. Stuff happening, need focus. Focus is a task. Attention is the value, like Seth says.
Peace.
We used to joke about someone not being able to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Here is a link to a video on YouTube I saw about this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5vRMgw6pk4