Is multitasking good for you?

The title of Cliff Nass's video never mentioned the one thing where multitasking is REALLY bad for you:  Texting while driving.  There are 41 states that ban it, and yet the data on deaths related to texting staggering.  If there is one clear message: Do not text and drive.  Just like multitaskers think they are good at what they do, no one is good at looking down at their cell phone while driving.

Hope this article on why anti-texting laws don't appear to deter, from this weekend reminds you of the dangers.  You can listen to it (easier) or read the transcript.

I know you do it.  That you know the right times to do it, you are careful.  Blah blah.  But if you have ever driven behind someone who slows down for no apparent reason, you can bet there is texting involved.   Or when a light changes to green and the car in front of you does not see it until you honk.  Apparently in LA, this is almost expected behavior.

Anyone care to guess why using a phone in the car - phone to ear or speaker phone to ear - is also dangerous problem?

How do we know when it’s appropriate to use the various different types of social media

Are you aware of how social media affects what you do, how you think, what you read and understand?  Let's talk about it!