Résumé:
"As you read these lines, some questions come to mind.
Where is your cell phone? Are you listening to music while
you're reading? When you’re in a videoconference meeting,
do you ever feed two birds with one scone by shopping
online or answering an urgent e-mail? And that’s just the
beginning... Chances are that your computer, tablet and
cell phone—your daily companions—aren’t far away, or
even centimetres away as you read this article. There’s
nothing unusual about this, and it’s widely observed in
professional and academic environments. How often do
we see a student in the middle of a class shopping for
clothes online, watching a television series or mechanically
checking their phone? And yet, if they were given a clear
explanation of why multitasking is bad for them, it would
seem obvious. So why persist in adopting a behaviour we
know to be harmful? More importantly, how can we curb
this problem, which has been documented for years, and
reduce its impact on the success of college students?" -- AQPC
