Good post Beryl.
Of course multi-tasking is part of life. There are certainly different degrees where in some cases it's simply a necessity. Cooking, having a child.
And your examples clarified the point.
But try putting a grilled cheese on the stove for your child while paying your bills and going into the laundry room to get the clothes out of the dryer.
A good smoke alarm test :-)
Your final point -- devoting 30 minutes a day to a project and completing it over a weeks time -- is dead-on and not at all what I consider multi-tasking.
That sounds more like planning out a project and having a beginning and an end to each phase of the task.
Again, good clarification Beryl.
Anyone else have any good examples of where multi-tasking is simply a part of life?
Greg
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Originally Posted by Beryl  I think there are different types of multi-tasking, and different types of personalities are better at it than others. I know a receptionist in a busy office who thrives on multi-tasking. She has a short attention span and bouncing around from one thing to another works great for her.
Preparing a meal requires lots of multi-tasking. Cleaning the garbage out of the car while it's filling up at the pump is multi-tasking. Paying bills while sitting with your child who needs morale support when doing his home work is multi-tasking. I think these are all productive ways to multi-task. Trying to answer email while working on an important report or participating in a conference call with co-workers is generally not so productive.
It's also important to know your own limits so that you know when to take a break and shift gears. Some people will get more accomplished on a project if they devote 30 minutes a day for 6 days in a row instead of trying to work for one 3 hour session.
-Beryl |
