Multi-tasking

We all have heard about multi-tasking.  That is when you are trying to do more than one thing at a time.  Seriously dangerous multi-tasking occurs when people drive and talk, drive and eat, drive and change clothes, drive and apply make up, and one I was guilty of years ago, drive and read.  Yes, I really did that!  When I commuted to Chicopee from Millers Falls while I was in school at the College of Our Lady of the Elms, I frequently read while was on I-91.  Especially in the afternoon, driving home.  Driving to Chicopee, in the early morning, it was not very light most days.  But driving home, the interstate was not busy and I did read while I was driving.

I still do that some, when I am reading directions to get somewhere.  I sometimes talk on the cell phone.  If you have a hands free device, that is not much different than talking to someone in the vehicle.  I am so used to driving alone, that when I have someone in the vehicle, I miss turns because I am so busy talking. So, even passengers can be distractions.

One of the things I like about using a computer is the opportunity to multi-task.  When I am on the computer, at work or at home, I often have multiple applications running, and I switch from application to application. Most of the time, knowing my computer's limitations, I can manage this without overloading the computer. But sometimes, my multi-tasking efforts messes me up: I have too much running, and I make the computer freeze.  But the benefits of being able to multi-task outweighs the occasional freeze up.