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I think simple observation provides plenty of evidence. It's not a real scientific-method approach, but if you want to dismiss the relationship he's talking abo
by beat 7y ago
I think simple observation provides plenty of evidence. It's not a real scientific-method approach, but if you want to dismiss the relationship he's talking about, you need either to find a flaw in his reasoning or offer a better alternative explanation for the observation that when people try to "multitask", they usually do a shit job of it.
- nitwit005 7y agoYou can feel free to have whatever standard you want as to what makes up a worthwhile article. Someone's personal feelings on how the human mind functions, described with vague terms, is essentially worthless to me. Given that the same complaint seems echoed in other comments, I'm not alone there.
- beat 7y agoMy atttitude toward a Cal Newport article is that he's published multiple highly regarded books that I've read and found very insightful and applicable in practice. So when he writes something that's brief and does some handwaving, but fits within his overall worldview (like this article), I'm inclined to take it more seriously. If you've never heard of Cal Newport before now, I can see reason for some doubt, but I also think you're maybe missing out on a lot within the field.
- Apocryphon 7y agoHis blog articles were both more concise and more valuable than his bloated books.