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Multitasking May Hurt Your Performance, But It Makes You Feel Better

• enraged_camel 14y ago
  This is anecdotal, but multitasking decreases my satisfaction. For example, if I spend an hour in front of my computer browsing around while trying to read a book, and find that at the end of that hour I have only read 20 pages, I get pretty annoyed with myself.
  • joeyespo 14y ago
    In retrospect I feel the same way. It's only during the multitasking do I get any sort of feel-good feeling. I think you point out something important though: you can feel very accomplished without actually accomplishing much. I think this parallels the feeling you get finishing off a ton of chores. It may not be the best use of your time.