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2/ This is multitasking defined by tasks like "click only when the arrow is red and and pointing the opposite direction from other arrows"
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4/ I'm convinced both academic and pop-wisdom takes on multitasking are deeply wrong. We're multi-tasking beings. Unit asking is unnatural
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5/ Why? Nature isn't like movie villains, sending mooks (disposable minions) at you 1 at a time in order. Reality comes at you multithreaded
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8/ I've seen research indicating that mind-wandering is at heart of creativity, play. Multitasking is less efficient, but is more creative
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9/ If you think about it environments that allow extended focus on one activity are unnatural and historically anomalous: the Industrial Age
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