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Multi-Tasking and the Brain
by Andrew McCaskey
As We Suspected
Does our modern interrupt driven way of living and business have a permanent re-wiring effect on the brain ? The report from the Stanford study is in some ways not a surprise at all. Just like we wanted to believe a number of things on the economic front, what goes up must come down, and when you are not paying attention, things get messed up.
That’s the conclusion of the study on a number of undergraduate participants – who were asked to complete standard psychological tests and self report on the ir wired working habits. Those who were “highly skilled” at handling interrupts were most at risk in their performance on the testing suite.
I’ve certainly observed the problem – struggling with Attention Deficit Disorder – and congratulating myself on the ability to keep a number of projects going, and keep an eye and ear peeled for new opportunities. Plus – the inability to watch movies more than 25 or 30 years old. Prior to that, and there’s a snoozer in the making. Perhaps the stream of news needs to be even more closely monitored to make sure that excessive multitasking is not killing productivity that we think is being enhanced.
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