tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post6934857780535350991..comments2024-03-28T00:23:01.632-04:00Comments on Lem's Levity: Why Smart People Don't MultitaskTrooper Yorkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-42876544134222036242017-01-14T10:33:25.683-05:002017-01-14T10:33:25.683-05:00Being a professional observer of human behavior I ...Being a professional observer of human behavior I have said for a longtime, multitasking is the ability to do more than one thing half assed. ndspinellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01446291993043775612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-90990788460122158142017-01-13T17:23:56.002-05:002017-01-13T17:23:56.002-05:00Think of all the multitasking that's involved ...Think of all the multitasking that's involved in just getting up in the morning! It's exhausting.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-21902951100077635622017-01-13T15:07:41.331-05:002017-01-13T15:07:41.331-05:00Good Story, ChipAhoy.
Such is the power of Real C...Good Story, ChipAhoy.<br /><br />Such is the power of Real Connection.MamaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300520132972757396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-57595518143706976872017-01-13T14:16:25.285-05:002017-01-13T14:16:25.285-05:00They say women multitask better than men, but we a...They say women multitask better than men, but we all know how scatter-brained they are.<br /><br />/ducks <br /><br />(Irene, wherever you are (and I know it's a good place), that was for you)edutcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15033144261502435196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717986195212622043.post-41223589047578410712017-01-13T13:59:15.887-05:002017-01-13T13:59:15.887-05:00True. I have a few acquaintances in mind who pride...True. I have a few acquaintances in mind who pride themselves in their mad multitask abilities and brag about it. They're all actually complete messes, and although their work is passible it could be excellent if they were capable of focusing their mind or hold their attention. As it is, everything falls short. <br /><br />I don't know anything about the difficulties housewives with children experience. But I do know a harried mother when I see one.<br /><br />Anecdote alert, in which I am the hero of my own story.<br /><br />A woman I know is amazing. At the time she had a challenging home life raising two children, one a teenaged son and another much younger, somewhat difficult six-year old. <br /><br />The six-year old kept bugging the piss out of her when she was trying to do other things, cook dinner, talk on the phone, fold clothes, shop, whatever. <br /><br />I noticed the kid never got full on direct one-on-one attention. Never. He was a nuisance and so treated as such. <br /><br />I told her, ignore this if you wish, I don't experience your whole life, but I notice your young son is starving for your full attention. He wants <b>YOU</b>. He seems to need your full on attention with no other interference. Just you and him. And I bet giving him that will clear up a lot of his anxious behavior. I suggest telling him you'll set apart 1/2 an hour just for him and nobody else. Say, "When the big hand on the clock gets to 12 then it will be just you and me and it will stay that way until the big hand is on the 6. Something like that. <br /><br />It sounded like a good idea to her. It didn't work out exactly so simply but the general idea did work. It calmed down both of them. His behavior improved. It proved to the lad that he is important to her, that he is <i>somebody</i>. Plus he learned to tell time. To respect her space somewhat. And all they did was talk, or read a book, or play with his toys. <br /><br />(I leaned this bit of psychology on my own through my dog. And you might notice that dog owners who train in obedience also have the most well behaved children. It's true. It all gets down to consistency and periods of each day devoted to full on direct undisturbed personal attention) Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.com