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Apperently Multitasking is bad for us....

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by calvin_0, Oct 4, 2011.

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  1. calvin_0

    calvin_0 Well-Known Member

    calvin_0, Oct 4, 2011
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  2. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Wow nice find
     
    Jonez001, Oct 4, 2011
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  3. Cahos Rahne Veloza

    Cahos Rahne Veloza The Fart Awakens

    Actually, as we get older our "focus" slowly diminishes which is why the older we get, the fewer multiple tasks we can handle.

    Back in high school I used to be able to watch Television & do my homework at the same time. Now, I can't concentrate on typing out this post while I'm listening to an episode of G1 Transformers (I'm actually watching it). I can listen to it whilst I am reading posts by others, but when I need to type I have to pause the video a bit until I finish typing.
     
    Cahos Rahne Veloza, Oct 4, 2011
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  4. toffster92

    toffster92 Well-Known Member

    Only idiots don't know how to multitask.

    I can watch porn, listen to music, eat some chips and jerk off at the same time. Now THAT'S multitasking.
     
    toffster92, Oct 4, 2011
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  5. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    We actually cannot multi task at all, what we consider "multi tasking" is basically just context switching from one task to another really quickly. People who can multi task can do that due to odd mutations in the brain activity, often seen in savants.

    Also, the more familiar we become with the patterns of jobs we're doing the quicker we can context switch, thus why practice makes perfect. :)
     
    Seph, Oct 4, 2011
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  6. manjithxxx

    manjithxxx Well-Known Member

    Strange......I just watched this on TV yesterday...some body is watching me :eek:
     
    manjithxxx, Oct 9, 2011
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  7. athemoe

    athemoe Well-Known Member

    bad for the brain huh?

    /care
     
    athemoe, Oct 9, 2011
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  8. Suiseiseki

    Suiseiseki Well-Known Member

    This explains why everything women touch turns to shit, multitasking my ass
     
    Suiseiseki, Oct 10, 2011
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  9. fabvini

    fabvini Well-Known Member

    Lol I suck at multitasking. Im watching TV right now and I can't type and watch at the same time (I have to stop typing for a while to watch and then I come back).
     
    fabvini, Oct 10, 2011
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  10. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    :/ So I am hurting my brain now. I am typing a reply and watching to the screen at the same time... -_- Damn, so RomU is bad for brain????
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
     
    Jonez001, Oct 10, 2011
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  11. ace1o1

    ace1o1 Well-Known Member

    Weird. I can walk and breathe at the same time.
     
    ace1o1, Oct 10, 2011
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  12. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    xD That is pretty funneh
     
    Jonez001, Oct 10, 2011
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  13. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    I can drive and text at the same time, I don't even have to look at my phone.
     
    msg2009, Oct 10, 2011
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  14. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    So you can predit answers :eek:
     
    Jonez001, Oct 11, 2011
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  15. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    If its a woman the answer will be yes - easy.
     
    msg2009, Oct 11, 2011
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  16. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Hmmm, woman... weren't they masters of multitasking... so they claim
     
    Jonez001, Oct 11, 2011
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  17. msg2009

    msg2009 Romulations sexiest member

    Only because we demand the washing done and a sandwich immediately, they get a lot of practice.
     
    msg2009, Oct 11, 2011
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  18. Jonez001

    Jonez001 Well-Known Member

    Suppose you have a point there
     
    Jonez001, Oct 11, 2011
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  19. Void

    Void Well-Known Member

    I don't know that the human brain is just like programming instructions. I mean, I can repeat something physically animated until it becomes automatic in muscle memory while focusing intently on something else. You can multi-task because not everything requires your entirely conscious focus. Obviously you can't consciously think several lines of thought at the same time, but sub-consciously might even be another story in regards to that.

    Imightbewrong
     
    Void, Oct 14, 2011
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  20. Seph

    Seph Administrator Staff Member

    This is kinda close. If I remember correctly then something does require our full concious focus, however, the more familiar you are with a task the faster you can switch into doing that, so you don't have to waste time catching up to what you were doing. I guess it's a kind of multi tasking, but maybe more like a really fast single core CPU. :p
     
    Seph, Oct 21, 2011
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