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BigV · 03-28-2007, 11:45 AM

Bah.

There is no "multitask". Only round-robin, short cycle, "unitasks". Please. If you're doing this, you're not doing that. Sometimes two tasks have some component part in common and both will be advanced with one activity, but that's not multitasking. You're still only ever doing one thing at a time.

The problem (certainly for me, and likely for others) is the speed at which the focus changes. When it is too fast, I don't have sufficient time to make progress on a give element of my "multitask". Or, if it's too slow, and I spend time waiting idly while an element of my "multitask". Moving from "unitask" to "unitask" too quickly or too slowly is a problem. When I get it right though, it looks just like efficient "multitasking".

03-28-2007, 11:45 AM	#5
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Bah. There is no "multitask". Only round-robin, short cycle, "unitasks". Please. If you're doing this, you're not doing that. Sometimes two tasks have some component part in common and both will be advanced with one activity, but that's not multitasking. You're still only ever doing one thing at a time. The problem (certainly for me, and likely for others) is the speed at which the focus changes. When it is too fast, I don't have sufficient time to make progress on a give element of my "multitask". Or, if it's too slow, and I spend time waiting idly while an element of my "multitask". Moving from "unitask" to "unitask" too quickly or too slowly is a problem. When I get it right though, it looks just like efficient "multitasking". __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.