Comments on: The Truth about Multitasking

By: jd2005

jd2005 — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:56:31 +0000

I’ve been of two minds about multitasking for some time.

Well played.

By: Patrick S. O'Donnell

Patrick S. O'Donnell — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:37:23 +0000

My wife’s job seems to involve multi-tasking of a high order (medical monitors, beepers, phones, computer, interaction with nurses, doctors, patients, public, etc., etc.) and while difficult, she manages. I, on the other hand, am convinced I cannot in any way multi-task (and could never hold down her job), it doesn’t suit me at all and I prefer to concentrate on the task at hand with my (fairly) undivided attention.

In any case, it seems Chrysler is betting on us multi-tasking while driving: “Chrysler will offer wireless Internet access in 2009 models”–see http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-fi-wificar25-2008jun25,0,5947848.story

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:15:35 +0000

oh, sorry! it’s from a Christine Rosen article inthe New Atlantis Called the “truth about multitasking.” I’ll try to get that link in soon.

By: A.J. Sutter

A.J. Sutter — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:09:51 +0000

BTW, where is your indented quote from? There isn’t any link or attribution.

By: John Armstrong

John Armstrong — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:56:24 +0000

It figures. Those of us who have already mutated to handle the modern information-saturated environment are styled “dumb” and “crazy” by the establishment, and are doped up with enough Ritalin and Adderall to keep William S. Burroughs happy so we don’t freak out the normals.

Multitasking might drive you nuts, but some of us have evolved.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:51:08 +0000

i think towards more skepticism…but i hope to discuss this and other post comments more next week when i’m a little less busy!

By: Howard Wasserman

Howard Wasserman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:27:25 +0000

So where does this take us on the question of Internet/Laptops in the classroom?