Most of Us Are Lousy at Multitasking, but a Few Might Be Supertaskers

You've heard it before —multitasking actually kills our productivity, so we shouldn't do it. Research suggests, however, that although this is true f

June 5, 2014 · 1 min · 53 words · Karen Wallace

You’veheard it beforemultitasking actually kills our productivity, so we shouldn’t do it.

The results, as you’re free to imagine, were pretty clear.

More than 97% of the subjects failed.

Others seem to have completed the test, though, and were given their scores at the end.

Multitask Masters| The New Yorker

Photo byJD Hancock.