http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2004/12/toothbrushes-of-mass-destruction/ Mid-40's feminist engineer talks about everything not about BPM Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:57:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2004/12/toothbrushes-of-mass-destruction/#comment-221 Off Topic :: Multi-tasking Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:02:59 +0000 http://www.sandyofftopic.com/2004/12/toothbrushes-of-mass-destruction/#comment-221 [...] My life has become increasingly multi-tasking, mostly due to me allowing it to be interrupt-driven, and not distinguishing between the urgent and the important. An example: since I am dedicated to my electric toothbrush and go for the full two-minute cycle, I keep a supply of magazines close to the sink so that I can browse an article while I brush — otherwise the amount of time seems interminable. Today, however, I found myself sitting on the toilet while brushing my teeth and reading a magazine, which struck me as just a bit too much multi-tasking. Okay, I have a busy day today, but is it so busy that I need to do three things at once? And although all of these are somewhat mechanical tasks that don’t need a lot of attention, what other tasks am I combining where things are not getting done right because of it? [...] [...] My life has become increasingly multi-tasking, mostly due to me allowing it to be interrupt-driven, and not distinguishing between the urgent and the important. An example: since I am dedicated to my electric toothbrush and go for the full two-minute cycle, I keep a supply of magazines close to the sink so that I can browse an article while I brush — otherwise the amount of time seems interminable. Today, however, I found myself sitting on the toilet while brushing my teeth and reading a magazine, which struck me as just a bit too much multi-tasking. Okay, I have a busy day today, but is it so busy that I need to do three things at once? And although all of these are somewhat mechanical tasks that don’t need a lot of attention, what other tasks am I combining where things are not getting done right because of it? [...]

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