Comments on: Multitasking is not productive http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/09/06/multitasking-is-not-productive/ Writing about software and human behavior... Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:03:18 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: coder-friendly http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/09/06/multitasking-is-not-productive/comment-page-1/#comment-444 coder-friendly Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:36:23 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=528#comment-444 Jim, Thanks for the link: I wasn't aware of this study. The results are interesting. When I read this: "Psychologist Anthony Wagner suspects that media multitasking offers instant rewards that reinforce "exploratory" behavior at the expense of the ability to concentrate on a particular task.", I remember this article on Google: http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google Geo, thank you for your comment. Nowadays, it's hard to work without the network ;-) CoderFriendly Jim,
Thanks for the link: I wasn’t aware of this study. The results are interesting.
When I read this: “Psychologist Anthony Wagner suspects that media multitasking offers instant rewards that reinforce “exploratory” behavior at the expense of the ability to concentrate on a particular task.”, I remember this article on Google:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google

Geo, thank you for your comment. Nowadays, it’s hard to work without the network ;-)

CoderFriendly

]]> By: geo http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/09/06/multitasking-is-not-productive/comment-page-1/#comment-433 geo Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:37:00 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=528#comment-433 I agree. You should find all the documentation you need for a project and unplug your network cable :) I agree. You should find all the documentation you need for a project and unplug your network cable :)

]]> By: Jim Birch http://www.coderfriendly.com/2009/09/06/multitasking-is-not-productive/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Jim Birch Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:56:41 +0000 http://www.coderfriendly.com/?p=528#comment-432 High media multitaskers have been found to be lower cognitive capacities: http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2009/09/multitasking-bad-for-brain.html Cause or effect? Unknown. High media multitaskers have been found to be lower cognitive capacities:

http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2009/09/multitasking-bad-for-brain.html

Cause or effect? Unknown.

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