Multitaskers

Women are multitaskers, which is a gift, but it also can be a curse sexually, because if you're feeling very stressed, if you're not feeling great about your body, if you're not feeling great about the person you're with, it's very hard to turn those things off and focus on your arousal and let go and allow yourself to experience the sexual arousal and sexual process. ❋ Unknown (2000)

In a 2009 study, Mr. Nass and other researchers found that heavy media multitaskers are "more susceptible to interference from irrelevant environmental stimuli," and were worse at switching between tasks, likely because of their lesser ability to ignore irrelevant information. ❋ Ruth Mantell (2011)

As women I think we are natural multitaskers and I guess sometimes in my "multitasking" I might do revengefull acts but of course not on purpose. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With the apps, networks are trying to co-opt the same gadgets that have been siphoning off viewers and target multitaskers who thrive on being bombarded with information and chatter. ❋ Jessica E. Vascellaro (2011)

From an employer's point of view, one of the most worrying effects may be the trouble that chronic multitaskers have focusing. ❋ Ruth Mantell (2011)

It's because of the fact that we represent half of the world, that we are now getting ahead in studies, because we tend to commit more, and because we are natural negotiators and multitaskers, skills highly needed in the new economy, to talk only of a few advantages. ❋ Paula Escobar Chavarría (2011)

Charlie Chaplin won a special Oscar for this film because he was one of cinema's first multitaskers. ❋ Dan Lybarger (2011)

As the multitaskers 'star has fallen, that of time wasters has risen. ❋ Helen Kirwan-Taylor (2010)

As the Times reported, even people who say multitasking makes them feel productive and empowered are impaired: Research shows "[h] eavy multitaskers actually have more trouble focusing and shutting out irrelevant information, scientists say, and they experience more stress." ❋ Unknown (2010)

It takes flexibility to switch back and forth between tasks this way; non-multitaskers would be miserable using this method. ❋ Sue Shellenbarger (2010)

They were considerably less adept at switching between tasks than the more infrequent multitaskers. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, college kids who report being chronic multitaskers are actually somewhat "worse" than their peers at some basic components of cognitive control (like switching attention). ❋ Unknown (2010)

A Stanford researcher found that heavy multitaskers performed poorly on a test measuring ability to filter out distractions and another test evaluating their skills at switching between tasks. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Joe: "[Blah], [blah] corporate office blah, blah, leverage proactively blah, blah [human capital] and grade-A synergy, blah, blah. [Do you agree], Jim?" Jim: "I'm sorry, Joe, I was multitasking, can you repeat that?" ❋ Workinglate (2005)

Joe thought that he would [multitask] by doing his [physics homework] during his math class. His multitasking, however, [got him] a detention and a failed homework grade instead. ❋ Joe Sabs (2007)

John is [reading a book] as well as cooking food for his son and [cleaning] the [refrigerator]. he is a multitasker. ❋ Shraddha_queen (2015)

[Bitchy wife]: [Demetri]! Get down here right now and help me with these dishes! [Multitasker] husband: Sorry Maud, I can't right now-- I'm multitasking ❋ ElvisJumpsNine (2010)

Solving a [Rubiks cube] while playing Guitar Hero, such as the man in the YouTube video, The [Multicolored] Multitask (Guitar Hero + [Rubik's Cube]). ❋ Mr. Bozipher (2010)

1)While I [chatted] with my girlfriend on AIM, I looked up multitasking on Urban Dictionary. 2) person: ...and then my brother was [eaten alive] by [emus]. Me: Yeah, dude, that's hilarious! person: What the hell!? How is that funny, you sick f***!? Me: Sorry, I was multitasking. A guy in another AIM conversation told me a joke. ❋ TubaGuitarMan (2007)

"I was multitasking so [much] last night, [best] [IMs] ever." ❋ Raeko (2007)

Tom: Wow, [Susan] has a boyfriend, yet she's talking to two other dudes. Will: Damn, she's multitasking like that? Tom: [Yea man], she's straight [windows 7].. ❋ Cags Mahoney (2009)

I was [late] for [work] today so [I had] to multitask! ❋ Sasm (2004)

His love for [gadgets and gizmos] [led] to [severe] multitaskalism by the time he was 30 ❋ Daniel Oram (2008)