Winifred Gallagher
Writer and author
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Following Up: A Mistaken Quote; That New Device; and Multitasking
Friday, January 29, 2010
It's not just Friday, it's follow-up Friday. First, we correct a mis-attributed quote. Then, how people from around the country may pronounce the new Apple device. And, Winifred Gallagher, author of Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life, looks a little deeper into questions of multitasking and cognition. Is multitasking ...
Attention! How To Lead A Focus-Driven Life
Friday, May 22, 2009
Although there is no calculator that can compute our national attention deficit, it is clear there are too many stimuli competing for our precious brain time. In a world where the temptations to twitter and text are 24/7, is there hope for our multi-tasked minds? Writer Winifred Gallagher says yes. In her new book, Rapt: Attention and the Focused Life
, Gallagher reviews the latest developments in the psychology and neuroscience of attention. She joins us in our studio to discuss the benefits of training yourself to focus.
, Gallagher reviews the latest developments in the psychology and neuroscience of attention. She joins us in our studio to discuss the benefits of training yourself to focus.
"Multi-tasking is a myth ... When you think you're doing two skillful activities at once, what you're actually doing is switching rapidly back and forth between them, which makes you more error-prone, takes you longer, so at the end of the day you've actually been less efficient."
—Winnifred Gallagher on staying focused
—Winnifred Gallagher on staying focused
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