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> * [http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/08/multitasking/ Multitasking muddles brains, even when the computer is off]
Research generally suggests that multitasking - trying to do two jobs at once - is less productive than focusing on one job and then another. The brain is not very good at multitasking.
See this article in the New York Times.