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Only a tiny number of “supertaskers” are capable of doing two things at once. The rest of us are just making ourselves miserable, and less productive. How can we put the — hang on a second, I've just got to get this . Come see Stephen Dubner live! “A Questionable Evening: A strategic interrogation from two people who ask questions for a living,” featuring Stephen Dubner and PJ Vogt from Search Engine . Thursday, Sept. 26th, at the Bell House in Brooklyn, NY. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-questionable-evening-evening-with-stephen-dubner-and-pj-vogt-tickets-1002544747327 SOURCES: Olivia Grace , senior product manager at Slack. Gloria Mark , professor of computer science at the University of California, Irvine. David Strayer , professor of cognition and neural science at the University of Utah. RESOURCES: " Immersion in Nature Enhances Neural Indices of Executive Attention ," by Amy S. McDonnell and David L. Strayer ( Nature: Scientific Reports, 2024). " Contribution to the Study on the ‘Right to Disconnect’ From Work. Are France and Spain Examples for Other Countries and E.U. Law? " by Loïc Lerouge and Francisco Trujillo Pons ( European Labour Law Journal, 2022). " Task Errors by Emergency Physicians Are Associated With Interruptions, Multitasking, Fatigue and Working Memory Capacity: A Prospective, Direct Observation Study ," by Johanna I. Westbrook, Magdalena Z. Raban, Scott R. Walter, and Heather Douglas ( BMJ Quality & Safety, 2018). " Supertaskers: Profiles in Extraordinary Multitasking Ability ," by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer ( Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2010). " The Effects of Video Game Playing on Attention, Memory, and Executive Control ," by Walter R. Boot, Arthur F. Kramer, Daniel J. Simons, Monica Fabiani, and Gabriele Gratton ( Acta Psychologica, 2008). " 'Constant, Constant, Multi-Tasking Craziness': Managing Multiple Working Spheres ," by Victor M. González and Gloria Mark ( Proceedings of the 2004 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI, 2004). EXTRAS: " Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians? " by Freakonomics Radio (2023). " Why Did You Marry That Person? " by Freakonomics Radio (2022). " How Much Should We Be Able to Customize Our World? " by No Stupid Questions (2021). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.