Multitaskers Are Bad At Multitasking!

Multitaskers are bad at Multitasking!  Stanford researchers compared Multitaskers and Unitaskers and found significant differences in memory, ability to concentrate and easily distracted. The results found multitaskers couldn’t concentrate and their memory stinks, resulting in not doing anything well (or rather to the best of our ability).

I know, we all think we are the exception; terrific with multi tasking, listenening to music, watching tv, texting/talking on the cell phone, checking email and surfing the web. But I have to admit that I started this post as an hommage to my month of focusing on Yoga (September was National Yoga Month). My plan was to celebrate the increased results from concentrating on my Yoga focus and mindfulness. Yet, as I started writing, I realized that intentional focus, mindfulness and unitasking were contrary to my usual multitasking.

The truth appears to be that we operate more like our computers with too many programs open, we slow down or crash. I have refined several habits and become more productive as a result; reducing the stimuli of having too many distractions siphoning my attention.  Instead of juggling too many tasks, I really focus in the moment.  What about you? I really want your thoughts and comments on multitasking.

What do you think? Please take a minute and share your comments.  Thanks!