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| last edited by BillSeitz on Oct 18, 2008 10:45 pm |
kinda like Multi Tasking?
term from Linda Stone in 1997
http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2003/01/03/multitasking_be.html
Neal Stephenson struggles against it.
http://www.corante.com/getreal/archives/002794.html
http://joi.ito.com/archives/2004/03/29/continuous_partial_attention.html - It's not the same as [Multit Tasking]; that's about trying to accomplish several things at once. With continuous partial attention, we're scanning incoming alerts for the one best thing to seize upon: "How can I tune in in a way that helps me sync up with the most interesting, or important, opportunity?"
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