Human multitasking

[Jazzy]

Human multitasking is the performance by an individual of appearing to handle more than one task at the same time. The term is derived from computer multitasking. An example of multitasking is listening to a radio interview while typing an email. Some believe that multitasking can result in time wasted due to human context switching and apparently causing more errors due to insufficient attention. Because the brain cannot fully focus when multitasking, people take longer to complete tasks and are predisposed to error. (Information source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_multitasking)



Do you agree with this? Why or Why not?

 

[Evil Eye]

Sort of, I can definitely walk and read a book at the same time but listening to a podcast and reading forums doesn't seem to work

 

[Bryd0]

I can multitask sometimes... although it can be difficult at most times. One example of me doing this was drawing while listening to music, only to realise that the music actually distracts me...