Comments on: Attention, multitasking, and persistent panic http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/ Culture | Community | Networks | Media | Technology Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:18:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: » What we can learn about multitasking from machines http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-123 » What we can learn about multitasking from machines Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:31:31 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/#comment-123 [...] Jon Lebkowsky writes about the difficulty of multitasking [...] [...] Jon Lebkowsky writes about the difficulty of multitasking [...]

]]> By: Byron Van Arsdale http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Byron Van Arsdale Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:36:33 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/#comment-116 Around 2001, a study on multitasking (don't have citation) found two main causes for time loss when multitasking. First was "task shifting" as you noted above. Yet, the bigger culprit was "rule shifting". The rules for talking pm the phone are not the same as driving a car. The time required to shift from one activity was much ore impacted by having to reset the rulesfor the new activity. If memory serves me, it was .6 seconds when going from talking to driving. Do the math - that is a long distance when driving at speed! A google search on multitasking should show CNN article with references. Cheers to being a fool!! Around 2001, a study on multitasking (don’t have citation) found two main causes for time loss when multitasking. First was “task shifting” as you noted above. Yet, the bigger culprit was “rule shifting”. The rules for talking pm the phone are not the same as driving a car. The time required to shift from one activity was much ore impacted by having to reset the rulesfor the new activity. If memory serves me, it was .6 seconds when going from talking to driving. Do the math – that is a long distance when driving at speed!

A google search on multitasking should show CNN article with references.

Cheers to being a fool!!

]]> By: Honoria Starbuck http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Honoria Starbuck Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:47:37 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/#comment-114 Reading the book called The Now Habit has helped me create short focused chunks of work and scheduled creative me times. Reading the book called The Now Habit has helped me create short focused chunks of work and scheduled creative me times.

]]> By: Renee Callahan http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Renee Callahan Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:21:46 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/#comment-113 *Raising hand, nodding head* *Raising hand, nodding head*

]]> By: Kevin Prentiss http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Kevin Prentiss Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:27:40 +0000 http://weblogsky.com/2008/11/03/attention-multitasking-and-persistent-panic/#comment-111 Yes. Sadly so. Yes. Sadly so.

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