So You Think You Can Juggle?

With the recent surge in media technology, multitasking has become an integral part of our daily lives; we text in class, jam to music in cars and watch TV while burning carbs. Multitasking has rapidly seeped into every area... [ view full abstract ]

With the recent surge in media technology, multitasking has become an integral part of our daily lives; we text in class, jam to music in cars and watch TV while burning carbs. Multitasking has rapidly seeped into every area of our lives from home to work to leisure time, yet it is a phenomenon that is under explored in behavioral economics. This presentation is a glimpse into an ongoing thesis project that aims to discover who is more likely to multitasks. Is it females? Is it extroverts? Who? And if so does that reflect those individuals' superior ability to multitask (i.e. higher productivity), or is it the case that high productivity is merely a figment of their imagination? it the case that high productivity is merely a figment of their imagination?