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"There's scientific evidence that multitasking is extremely hard for somebody to do, and sometimes impossible," says David Meyer, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan. Chronic high-stress multitasking also is linked to short-term memory loss." See New Studies Show Pitfalls Of Doing Too Much at Once at U. Mich., 2003
DR. EDWARD HALLOWELL, A PSYCHIATRIST in Sudbury, Mass., has seen the fallout of multitasking mania: it walks through his door five days a week.
A 2005 study (commissioned by Hewlett-Packard) of 1,000 adults by Dr. Glenn Wilson, at the University of London, found that their intelligence declined as
tasks were interrupted by incoming e-mails and texts. The average
reduction of 10 IQ points, though temporary, is more than double the
four-point loss associated with smoking cannabis. Slow Down, Tune Out - Say NO to Stress! at vault.com Right Brain, Left Brain: The Home Offices of Design and Information Professionals Return to mental health - Relationships
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