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Dealing with distractions

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spicyayam
, 17-02-2010 at 09:50 AM (663 Views)
My friend asked my if I would edit a paper for her. I was more than happy to try and help her out. It's on language aquisition for bilingual children, so while it is a little bit interesting, it is taking me much longer than I thought.

I went to university before the days of the www. Now, as I am trying to read through this paper, I keep getting distracted by all of the stuff that is happening on my computer, email/facebook/twitter/skype/YM, my mobile and of course this forum.

I wonder how today's students cope? How do they ever get anything done?
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  1. hafri's Avatar
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    Hahaha... join the club. It`s not the same working on a computer anymore :-)
  2. over-it's Avatar
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    My son is a junior in High School, and academically excellent. It amazes me to no end how he can manage multiple tasks..he can type text talk and write at the same time! Course he has been on a computer since day one so...
  3. spicyayam's Avatar
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    I read how multi-tasking can really slow down efficiency, especially when online. I think it is true in some respects, but because the internet is so slow here, I just can't help opening a new tab in FF and looking at some other site.
  4. MiSO's Avatar
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    [QUOTE=spicyayam;bt8]I read how multi-tasking can really slow down efficiency, especially when online. I think it is true in some respects, but because the internet is so slow here, I just can't help opening a new tab in FF and looking at some other site.[/QUOTE]

    My online habit is surfing on 6-8 sites at the same time. Also while skyping and with high speed connection (I mean rrrreal HS and not Indo-HS)
    But these kids nowadays...wow... I just can't compete with them.
  5. begonia's Avatar
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    to me, apart from the ones you already mention I would add, websites, forums, blogs, plus read the subcriptions of some things..............it can be really really stressful some days if I try to catch up with everything............it is toooooooooo much, I could be mad trying to follow all the information around............una borrachera de information!!!!!!!!! (drunk by information or by the net!!!), craizy isnīt it??? could we be internetalcoholic???