Rant 104 13/4/12 Subject: Multi-tasking

Rant number 104

I hate the term Multitasking. It's not really useful in any way, shape or form except to either gloat or or undermine. I think that sucks!

There has been much talk of multitasking in recent years, and I just don't get it.

Firstly what annoys me is the 'ladies can, men can't argument - because it's bollucks. Everyone can multitask to a degree. It's in our DNA. There is no digital on off answer as to whether you can or you can't. To oversimplify in this way really bugs me.

You can walk and talk can't you? Of course you can.
You can concentrate on something while listening to the tv can't you? Of course you can.

We are all capable of these things, it's just what we do.

Now I know people mean something else when they say multitasking. They mean someone who can have a conversation about something and write something completely different.

The thing is though, that I've never met someone who can really do that.
What I have seen though is someone who can move between two tasks in order to accomplish both without getting too confused. I can actually do that too - and I'm a man... so there.

I think the term is good only for the bin!

Rant over.