Multitasking is a farce. When working on a text document, I lose my
train of thought with each Pavlovian bell ringing in new messages. Who could it be? Is it something good? Of course I switch to Outlook to find out. I don’t just waste time time, I lose my train of thought and progress.
by Zack Stern
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/29/AR2008122901774.html