"Constant, constant, multi-tasking craziness": managing multiple working spheres
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A diary study of task switching and interruptions
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
If not now, when?: the effects of interruption at different moments within task execution
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Predicting human interruptibility with sensors
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)
Communication chains and multitasking
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The cost of interrupted work: more speed and stress
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Multitasking and monotasking: the effects of mental workload on deferred task interruptions
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
On reconstruction of task context after interruption
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Multitasking bar: prototype and evaluation of introducing the task concept into a browser
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Ability-Based Design: Concept, Principles and Examples
ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)
Initial results from a study of the effects of meditation on multitasking performance
CHI '11 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Peripheral paced respiration: influencing user physiology during information work
Proceedings of the 24th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology
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We describe an experiment to determine the effects of meditation training on the multitasking behavior of knowledge workers. Three groups each of 12-15 human resources personnel were tested: (1) those who underwent an 8-week training course on mindfulness-based meditation, (2) those who endured a wait period, were tested, and then underwent the same 8-week training, and (3) those who had 8-weeks of training in body relaxation. We found that only those trained in meditation stayed on tasks longer and made fewer task switches, as well as reporting less negative emotion after task performance, as compared with the other two groups. In addition, both the meditation and the relaxation groups showed improved memory for the tasks they performed.