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Multitasking Harmful To Productivity

Posted by timothy on from the better-turn-off-the-television dept.

Greyfox writes: "According to a CNN article, a person who is multitasking several things takes a hit on his productivity. Oddly enough, it reads almost exactly like a description of the problem with multitasking on computers; context switches cost, especially if you have to swap a lot of crap out in order to fit the new process into memory. So basically, an employee who can stay focussed on one thing for long periods of time is going to have higher productivity than one who has to handle constant interrupts. Now if I could get my manager to buy into that ..."

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  1. Re:Multitasking is ... by csbruce · · Score: 5, Funny

    Trying to think of something profound, while going for First Post.

    That'd be real-time multitasking.

  2. New government studies show: by Kierthos · · Score: 5, Funny
    • Sky indeed blue, research study concludes.
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    Mr. Hu is not a ninja.
  3. Re:I guess it depends on.. by jcarley · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I have the same problem although it sounds less acute. When my wife talks to me I can't hear her. The disorder seems to be hereditary because my kids can't seem to watch tv and hear their parents either...

  4. Multitasking is ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Trying to think of something profound, while going for First Post.