My friend Susan Mernit, quoted in this story, disagrees with the Stanford study, that says media multi-taskers can't keep things separate in their minds and are at a "deficit" compared to people who singularly focus. But that woman gets more done in a day than I do in a week. And I have a history of getting A LOT done. All at once!
What do you think?
I'm tempted to look up the details of this study. Wonder if they accounted for gender differences? Probably not with just 100 subjects. Or if how they defined "deficits" were only deficits in the lab, not the real world.
I'm tempted to, but I can't seem to focus on it, because I'm off to do the 16 other things swirling around in my head.
Maybe I should make a to-do list for today. Naw...that would require me to focus on one thing at a time. Better (for me) to just keep doing things as they appear. My multi-tasking mind's always been an asset...except maybe when it's come to sleep.