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Multi-tasking: Those Who Do It Poorly Do It More!

Idea #635

Multi-tasking: Those Who Do It Poorly Do It More!

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A new study reveals that the people who multi-task the most are the people who are less skilled at multi-tasking. The problem is that the reasons people multi-task (for example, they are easily bored and easily distracted) are the very reasons multi-tasking doesn’t work well (easily bored and distracted, they can’t stay focused on the two tasks they are trying to do simultaneously).


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Idea conceived

January 4, 2013

Idea posted

Nov 2016
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