Multitasking Quotes

You'd think people would realize they're bad at multitasking and would quit. But a cognitive illusion sets in, fueled in part by a dopamine-adrenaline feedback loop, in which multitaskers think they are doing great. (Daniel Levitin)
Multitasking is a lie. View quote
Gary Keller
Like most early enthusiasts, I always thought the way the Internet encouraged multitasking made users less vulnerable to manipulation, while simultaneously exploiting even more of our brain's capacity than before. Apparently not. View quote
Douglas Rushkoff
Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once. View quote
Helena Bonham Carter
Multitasking is a myth. ...What's actually happening in the brain is sequential tasking. ...the brain is rapidly shifting ...so quickly and seamlessly that you don't really notice... What you end up with is attention that's been fractionated into little... bits and you're not able to actually sustain attention on any one thing. ...You're not saving time. You're wasting time. View quote
Daniel Levitin
Many people feel they must multi-task because everybody else is multitasking, but this is partly because they are all interrupting each other so much. View quote
Marilyn vos Savant
Quantum mechanics is weird. I don't understand it. Just live with it. You don't have to understand the nature of things in order to build cool devices...If you can figure out how to take advantage of this quantum multitasking, we can build computers that can do computations that no classical computer could do even if it were the size of the entire universe. View quote
Seth Lloyd
For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen. View quote
Patrick Carman
I'M PRETTY GOOD at multitasking, so I figured I could flee in terror and argue at the same time. View quote
Rick Riordan
I do think to some extent multitasking is a way of fooling ourselves that we're being exceptionally efficient. View quote
James Surowiecki
I have the attention span of a mosquito from multitasking and all the things that have affected my poor little brain. (Ian Somerhalder)
Chinese cooking is noisy - a multitasking activity that requires constant vigilance. There is no downtime. View quote
Jennifer Lee
There are certain things you learn to do as a parent - using every single part of your body because you're multitasking all the time. You're holding the baby and you're closing the door with your left foot. View quote
Amy Ryan
I'm a technophobe. I can't crack the iPhone, and the extent of my multitasking is being able to talk while I make a drink. View quote
Len Goodman
My biggest thing is, I'm learning what it's like to carry myself in a personal way and also a professional way: how I can be a leader and do multitasking. View quote
Genevieve Padalecki
Women are smarter by basic instinct and by what we have to do to multitask at home and at work. My mother did that 50 years ago, but it wasn't called multitasking or stress back then. She had a job, two kids and the meals to make with no cook or maid. My father would come home every day and expect lunch. He was a nice guy, but he was clueless! View quote
Mireille Guiliano
Multitasking is a part of my everyday life. View quote
Monica
My mother was a pediatrician, and she kept busy hours. I learned from her you could pack a lot into the day. Every minute had to count, and multitasking was a given. View quote
Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
It is pure mythology that women cannot perform as well as men in science, engineering and mathematics. In my experience, the opposite is true: Women are often more adept and patient at untangling complex problems, multitasking, seeing the possibilities in new solutions and winning team support for collaborative action. View quote
Weili Dai
I'm a person of whim, and easily distracted. I don't like multitasking. When I'm doing one thing, I like to do just that thing. View quote
Margaret Atwood
You'd think people would realize they're bad at multitasking. (Daniel Levitin)
What it turns out is that we think we're multitasking, but we're not. The brain is sequential tasking: we flit from one thought to the next very, very rapidly, giving us the illusion that what we're doing is doing all these things at once. View quote
Daniel Levitin
Multitasking creates a dopamine-addiction feedback loop, effectively rewarding the brain for losing focus and for constantly searching for external stimulation. View quote
Daniel Levitin
Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient. View quote
Daniel Levitin
I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. View quote
Heidi Klum