Thanks for the links to the research. As someone who is tied to billable
hours I can attest to the fact that one can  not multi-task and accurate
bill customers for my time. I use a tool (developed inhouse) that allows me
to track how my time is spent it will allow me to click on only one task at
a time.

"On a recent trip to the grocery store with my boyfriend (also 29), he was
looking at an email on his phone when I informed him I was heading to the
checkout line. Ten minutes later he called me to ask where the heck I went
off to and insisted he didn't hear me say anything at all to him. You
cannot read something and listen to something else at the same time--or at
the very least, you can't effectively process both things simultaneously."

got a chuckle out of this, as years ago I told my then wife "if you want to
make sure i'm listening to you have to look me in the eyes" that meant I
was paying attention

well back to the timesheet

On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:56 AM, Spencer, Beth <[log in to unmask]
> wrote:

> http://bit.ly/K3w2Te
>
> "Being a natural mutli-tasker (sic) means that while it may appear I'm not
> focusing on one certain thing, I really am. I have the ability to send
> email, talk with a co-worker and see what's coming across my computer
> instant messaging all at the same time. Frequently during meetings and
> seminars I am listening to the speaker, taking notes on a laptop or iPad
> and monitoring office email with my phone. Almost everyone of my age does
> this, especially if they are in an information driven industry as I am."
>
> Maybe our generation (I'm also 29) is better at faking multi-tasking, or
> switching rapidly between multiple tasks, but there is much research that
> states that multi-tasking doesn't actually exist.
>
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