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Few people can rub their bellies and tap their heads proficiently at the same time. How the hell do they expect to "multitask"? Multitasking is a computer feature, one that allows a single computer processor to handle tasks concurrently. It is accomplished by performing steps in succession because a single processor can only perform one step (one calculation at a time). However, it does them so rapidly that it appears that they are being performed simultaneously. Sadly, when I attempt to multitask, I forget what I was doing as I go from one step in one process to another step in a different process (like doing a crossword puzzle while cooking breakfast - breakfast will be burnt and the puzzle will be destroyed from all the erasures). As we get older, the results are aggravated...
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I can multitask if one of them is a background type task. I occasionally multi task when doing the online courses and I need some video to load so I work on another course.
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"I do one thing at a time, I do it very well, and then I move on."
Major Charles Winchester, 4077 MASH
Major Charles Winchester, 4077 MASH
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A similar question from a while back, with minimal response, but survey options!:
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-multitask
https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-multitask
Do you multitask? | RallyPoint
Some research indicates the human brain is not capable of true multitasking, that rapid task-switching is limited, and that the most effective task-switchers are those performing a simple task and a second, more complex task, preferably one that requires different parts of the brain. The military offers specific high-pressure cases of multitasking/rapid task switching. I'm curious about the thoughts of the RP community. Do you rapid...
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Multi-tasker for simple stuff. When it gets really complicated definitely a mono-tasker.
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