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The Downside of 'Hypertasking'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the one-track-minds-not-so-bad dept.

Combuchan writes "An interesting article from AZ Central expounds upon the downside of 'hypertasking,' doing far too much at once, such as talking on the phone while doing office work at the Starbuck's has a whole host of negative side effects: irritability, impatience, sleeplessness, an overly extended workweek, and is largely unproductive. With wi-fi hotspots popping up everywhere and computing power shrinking, are we all doomed? Or, as the article indicates, it's possibily evolution of the mind at work."

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  1. Hypertasking by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Driving and talking on the phone. Obviously doing too much for the brain to handle.

  2. My experience by chewy_2000 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This is only anecdotal evidence, of course, but I have a lot of trouble concentrating on tasks other that coding or the like using a computer - essays spring to mind.
    I actually cranked out a typewriter the other day to cut down on distractions, and I found it did work.
    With no instant distractions - /. springs to mind - I was able to concentrate on the task at hand much more effectively.