Attention. I was in a meeting yesterday and 2/3 of the people I could see (some were on teams) were seeming to be ‘multitasking’ when using laptops and phones while in the meeting. Now, it may be that these individuals were taking notes or recording actions and if so I understand behaviour. For me though, multitasking is a total myth of efficiency. Splitting attention across multiple areas makes us less efficient and is often counterproductive. When I’m in meetings I work really hard to keep my attention on what we are doing. I can’t say I’m 100% perfect and that’s ok. What about for you? Working on a laptop or phone (not while taking notes) in meetings, yay or nay? And if you’d be willing to share, what’s behind your answer?

Posted by PhilWillcox at 2023-05-10 09:25:38 UTC