From young to old, from the front-line to executives, we are all multitasking, we are all continuously connected to the internet.
In this workshop or lecture I will answer some of the following questions:
- What does science tell us about multitasking?
- How good is our brain in thinking about several things at the same time?
- Is there a difference in efficiency or effectiveness between single-tasking and multi-tasking ?
- How efficient and efficacious is multitasking?
- Are there tasks for which multitasking works better than for others?
- Are women really better at multitasking?
- How do people handle hyper-tasking (Working on more than six tasks at the same time)? Do they have a superior brain?
- Are young people, who have been hyper-tasking from childhood better at it?
- How does our brain handle being always connected to the internet?
… and any other questions the participants may have.
To prepare for the session you may ask yourself:
What % of your time do you spend multitasking: switching between at least three tasks at the same time without finishing them?
How many times/week do your have at least 45 minutes where you can work on one task undisturbed?
How much time/day do you spend to read/delete irrelevant mail?
Please answer the following eight questions?
- Do you sleep with your mobile phone next to your bed? Yes/no
- Do you always check your e-mail before doing other things? Yes/no
- Do you frequently find yourself anticipating the next time you'll be online? Yes/no
- When you're online and someone needs you, do you usually say "just a few more minutes" before stopping? Yes/no
- Have you ever lied about or tried to hide how long you've been online? Yes/no
- Have you ever chosen to spend time online rather than going out with others? Yes/no
- Does going online lift you from a depressed or nervous mood? Yes/no
- Do others in your life complain about the amount of time you spend using technology? Yes/no
Yes: …./8 “
You need this workshop if your answer on at least one of these questions is " Yes, very often or regularly" .