AND THE BETTER ONE IS?

[Howie]

Simply put. Is it generally better for a person to multi task or to focus on one particular thing at a time?
Question- Can your mind truley think of more than one thing in its entirety simontaniously?

I have read that if you focus on one event and do it well you will get better results.
Multi tasking can lead to a lot of "clutter" in your brain. Which can lead to stress.

On the other hand if the mind is capable of multi tasking efficiantly then it would stand to reason that you can accomplish much more in less time. I know in my job if I were not to multi task then I do not see how some thinggs could get done. BUT. Does my ability to concentrate whole hardely on a specific task or project suffer if I get into the habit of multitasking

[Umbrasquall]

I guess it would depend on the amount of you brain needed for the various tasks. If little to no brain power is needed for a task like washing the dishes, then I could watch tv/study or something at the same time without getting overwhelmed.

[Umbrasquall]

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I don't think so. I think it can think of multiple things in quick succession.

[Howie]

Is it generally better for a person to multi task or to focus on one particular thing at a time? :?:

[Umbrasquall]

Well like I said. It would depend on the brain power required to preform the tasks. As a general rule I probably think focusing on one thing at a time will get you better results. In some instances where there's not much thinking involved, multi-tasking will get stuff done faster.

[Death-Wuad]

like washing dishes and talking on the phone, its much faster if you do them at the same time

[Alric]

Yea it all depends. Normally I say you can get away with doing as much as you can untill you notice your start making mistakes.

[Howie]

I guess I wonder how focused we are when we do things. I do not me to speak for everyone, but generally speaking how good could we be at any given task if we had our entire thought process locked and focused on that one task. ----I don't mean miniscule tasks like brushing your teeth or walking the dog.
How would you know when you reached your full potential?

[WerBurN]

also, i think, multitasking it a practiceable skill...you'd improve alot if you were forced to multitask with more than you can handle on a daily basis, until you can do it easily...no?

[Seeker]

I multitask all day long. I like to think of it as to how much CPU time each task takes. For example at any given time, I might be:

70% - Trying to debug whatever the problem of the hour is
10% - Lucid dreaming related
10% - House renovation planning
5% - Planning for next weeks meeting
3% - Planning my next batch of wine
2% - Wondering where the $&!! Serinanth went =P

[Death-Wuad]

i did a small experiment:

i was playing a first person shooter game and trying to have a conversation with somebody about my past memories. i was not able to do the two at the same time. whenever i was moving around in the game my speech patterns would turn into "uuuuuhhhh..... uuuhhhhh.... uuuhhhh....". i was attempting to speak the entire time i was doing this and i found the only time i could speak normally was when i wasnt doing much in the game.

[Howie]

That's pretty interesting Death - Waud.
Do you think with pratice it would be somthing you could do?
Lucid dreaming > multitasking? (Dreaming and concious decisions)

Just think if there was some way to bridge the gap so you could have your concious and your subconcious work together at will - Cool!

Just like history every once in awhile someone will come along who seems to posess unimaginable abilities. Leanardo Davinci, Albert Einstien, or Stephen Hhawkins. Maybe some day somone (A spawn of one of us Lucid dreamers) could be born with such an ability!?!?!