1. Tuning out the noise.
- Author
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Pulfer, Rachel
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ACTIVITIES of daily living , *TASKS , *WORK , *EMPLOYEES , *EXECUTIVES , *BRAIN - Abstract
The article examines the negative implications of cyber-era multitasking for a company's health. According to author Winifred Gallagher, human brains are not just wired to focus intently on more than one thing at a time. Her assertion implies that stressed managers and employees could be making easily preventable mistakes. Gallagher also asserts that the average person takes about 20 minutes to reboot the brain once distracted by an e-mail or call.
- Published
- 2009