Ladies. Think again! Yes males are usually said to be completely inept at doing this. But then again, so too are the ladies apparently, in this study.
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Think You're Multitasking? Think Again
by Jon Hamilton 2 October 2008
NPR website
Don't believe the multitasking hype, scientists say. New research shows that we humans aren't as good as we think we are at doing several things at once. But it also highlights a human skill that gave us an evolutionary edge.
As technology allows people to do more tasks at the same time, the myth that we can multitask has never been stronger. But researchers say it's still a myth — and they have the data to prove it.
Humans, they say, don't do lots of things simultaneously. Instead, we switch our attention from task to task extremely quickly.
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