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The phones ringing, the baby’s crying, emails, texts and tweets keep coming. We’re constantly bombarded and frequently have to do more than one thing at the same time. Most of us think we’re good at multi-tasking, but it turns out ninety-nine percent of us are not. Read the full description.
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The phones ringing, the baby’s crying, emails, texts and tweets keep coming. We’re constantly bombarded and frequently have to do more than one thing at the same time. Most of us think we’re good at multi tasking, but it turns out ninety-nine percent of us are not.
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The phones ringing, the baby’s crying, emails, texts and tweets keep coming. We’re constantly bombarded and frequently have to do more than one thing at the same time. Most of us think we’re good at multi tasking, but it turns out ninety-nine percent of us are not.
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KUER/local morning edition/ 3-13-11
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