Jodie Foster Quotes

No one would choose to be jerked randomly off task again and again until you have half a dozen things you're trying to get done, all at the same time.

Task switching is hard because we do not control what is on our mind. Despite our efforts, the original task continues to occupy our mental bandwidth. Although we can control where our time goes, we cannot fully control how our bandwidth is allocated.

Experts say you can't concentrate on more than one task at a time.

There's no such thing as multitasking.

If you try to multitask in the classic sense of doing two things at once, what you end up doing is quasi-tasking. It's like being with children. You have to give it your full attention for however much time you have, and then you have to give something else your full attention.

I think that we get so distracted with our smartphones... It takes your body and your brain time to switch between tasks. If we can focus on what we're doing, we'll be more productive at that task.

Multitasking divides your attention and leads to confusion and weakened focus.

I don't think you can read poetry while you're watching television very well.

You can't work on 15 problems at the same time.

How can you think and hit at the same time?

I had spent years thinking about one thing while I was doing another. I had, in fact, prided myself on being able to do two things at once.

What is the cruelest thing you can do to someone who is trying to concentrate? Call their name.

Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.

Sad to say, multi-tasking is beyond me. I read one book at a time all the way through. If I'm reviewing the book, I have to write the review before I start reading any other book. I especially hate it when the phone rings and interrupts my train of thought.

People only have so much attention.

I always interrupt work with other work, either in a small way or big way, so that's normal.

While you're writing, you can't concentrate nearly as well on what the speaker is saying.

It's hard to watch something go on and be talking at the same time.

Also, because people like to multitask, in a way if you've got a bit of music on in the background and the lyrical content is making you want to listen to it, then that would probably put you off the texting you wanted to do. I think people like things that just make that right kind of noise, but leave your brain free to do something else.

As soon as you start figuring out what you're going to do, something will interrupt it.

I think people who multitask pay a huge price. They think they're being extra productive, and I think when you multitask so much you don't have time to think about anything deeply, you are giving the world an advantage you shouldn't do, and practically everybody is drifting into that mistake.

When you don't have an interruption, there's a flow, so it's easier to memorize. Monologues are easier to memorize than dialogue.

Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient.

I used to listen to 'Woman's Hour' every morning, but I've discovered that I can't have words on when I'm working.

We used to think that you could pay attention to five to nine things at a time. We now know that's not true. That's a crazy overestimate. The conscious mind can attend to about three things at once. Trying to juggle any more than that, and you're going to lose some brainpower.