“When we multi-task, we are motivated by a desire to be more productive and more efficient. We're often doing things that are automatic, that require very little cognitive processing... Continuous partial attention describes how many of us use our attention today... to pay partial attention - continuously. It is different from multi-tasking.” LittlesDifferentUseTodayDesirePayAttentionTasksProductiveMotivatedEfficientEfficiencyCognitiveProcessingMulti Tasking Author:Linda Stone
“Distraction and procrastination come in a variety of flavors... when I'm distracted and I walk over and stare out the window, it's a very different experience than when I feed the distraction by cramming in a few emails or make a phone call.” DifferentWalksWindowPhonesVarietyStaringDistractionProcrastinationFlavorEmailDistractedPhone CallsDifferent ExperiencesCramming Author:Linda Stone