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To: SunkenCiv

People can’t really multitask. They are focused on one task at a time ans switch from task to task. Some people are a little better than others at this. But at times all can be distracted and not finish th


3 posted on 12/12/2010 9:48:16 AM PST by ThomasThomas (If bacon grew on trees I would be a vegetarian.)
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To: ThomasThomas
People can’t really multitask. They are focused on one task at a time ans switch from task to task.

That is the definition of multitasking ... switching from task to task.

4 posted on 12/12/2010 9:50:08 AM PST by SeeSac
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To: ThomasThomas
People can’t really multitask.

Anyone stuck behind a soccer mom carreening down the road in an SUV full of screeching kids while blabbering inanely on her cellphone can attest to this.

6 posted on 12/12/2010 9:56:47 AM PST by RegulatorCountry
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To: ThomasThomas; RegulatorCountry; JoeProBono

LOL!


11 posted on 12/12/2010 10:17:38 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: ThomasThomas

Actually, that is not true. Humans *can8 do two things at once: drive and listen to the radio, or anything mechanical while holding a conversation. Actually, all of the tasks that we can do “mechanically” are actually being controlled by a non-linguistic area of the brain at the same time that a more linguistic area is being utilized.You can combine any one task that requires physical activity with any task that requires linguistic consciousness.

Humans cannot *consciously* do two things at once. Those things are accomplished by switching between tasks. But humans can do things simultaneously, by utilizing different areas of the brain.

Thus, a person can both sing AND dance at the same time.


16 posted on 12/13/2010 12:11:26 PM PST by worst-case scenario (Striving to reach the light)
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To: ThomasThomas; SunkenCiv; All

I think that on average women are genetically better at multitasking than men. Men were most importantly focused on one thing, tracking and killing game. Woman on the other hand spent much more time keeping the fire going, preparing food to eat, keeping the kids out of trouble, and looking after their husbands needs.


17 posted on 12/14/2010 2:38:13 AM PST by gleeaikin
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