I believe that some people just naturally have more talent for this.
Along with spacial awareness and other cognitive skills, some
people are better at some areas than others. Among other
institutions, the U.S. Air Force tests heavily for these, especially
for pilots. The ability to keep lots and lots of things in your mind at
once, so you can keep track of where a dozen different aircraft are
at once, is very handy in combat situations.
Anthony J. Albert
On 18 Nov 99, at 17:53, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> At 02:59 PM 11/18/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >So do you do this "advanced task swapping" for the thrill of it, as a
> >nervous energy outlet -- or because you absolutely need to do it? I can
> >understand that there would be high-pressured situations in a working
> >environment where simultaneous tasks would be a necessity -- but if not, I
> >could only see that it serves as a high-energy form or entertainment. I
> >suppose that I don't have as much need for the "entertainment" of my
> >computer now that I'm older than you. ;)
> Maybe it has nothing to do with maturity or excitement and everything to do
> with the way brains differ. I also like to do a multitude of things at one
> time. It's not because I like a challenge but because my brain does it
> anyway and if I don't give it meaningful tasks it'll start singing
> brainless lines from catchy tunes, daydreaming and generally drifting
> off. If I am doing 3-5 things at once, (tv, email, icq and something
> manual like taking apart broken lcd screens) then I can stay on track better.
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