] Today, we can do more. And do more, faster. And do more,
] faster, from anywhere, all the time. You can work at home
] or the coffee shop or even the beach. Is this a good
] thing? How do we navigate these rapids without eventually
] drowning? Are we allowing life to be the sum of tasks,
] the short term always the priority? Are we so connected
] that we're actually disconnected? And has anyone had
] enough time to focus long enough to mull a question that
] requires a long, complicated answer -- if there is
] one?
]
] ...
]
] Gloria Mark, a UC-Irvine professor, has been studying attention
] overload and multitasking among workers in a financial-services
] office. So far, she's found that the average employee switches
] tasks every three minutes, is interrupted every two minutes and
] has a maximum focus stretch of 12 minutes.

[ Fascinating, and hugely relevant, article. Gold star. -k]

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