great article, although i don't think it quite counters the original. multitasking is working on several things simultaneously. like watching TV while you prog

great article, although i don't think it quite counters the original. multitasking is working on several things simultaneously. like watching TV while you program, or having a phone conversation while you play video games. swartz switches rapidly between tasks, which is different, and only when they are light tasks. he says he really benefits from blocks of undisturbed time for something like programming.