"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> On 6/11/2014 10:11 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 6/10/2014 10:24 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm going to disagree, I don't think a hands free phone takes more
>>> concentration than conversation with a passenger, but people that use it
>>> that way for business everyday are probably more used to it.
>>>
>>> Cheri
>>
>> You can disagree, but the many studies have show different. People are
>> not nearly as good at multi-tasking as they think.
>>
> Putting this back in a cooking related perspective, many people can cook
> multiple things at the same time. Different pots on different burners.
> The goal is to have everything ready at about the same time. So, they're
> focused on the task at hand.
>
> Throw in a distraction like talking on the phone and ooops! The pot
> boiled over! Because they weren't paying attention. Telephones are a
> distraction. No one will ever convince me otherwise.

Yes! Someone I know always calls me while I am fixing dinner to find out
what's for dinner. I just hang up. No time to explain.