Anybody else out there finding it increasingly difficult to multitask?

[raccoon]

I have for about the past year or so. Am in my mid-50's.

[Longhorn]

1. Yes, I used to pride myself on being able to do two or three things at once!

I still have a hard time just watching TV -- I'm always online at the same time, usually at DU! But I've noticed I'm not as good at it -- that I'm more easily distracted from one activity by the other. I hadn't associated it with my age -- 51 -- but I guess I better get in the habit of doing that! :)

[Jim Warren]

2. Wait a minute

let me finish typing

[Submariner]

3. It's called CRS

"Can't Remember Sh!t". It's an automatic affliction once you get into your '50s, so it affects your multi-tasking. Don't worry, it all down hill from here.

[annabanana]

4. At 58, I can still "do" it.. BUT

I need lists. lists everywhere. lots of lists....

[DeeDeeNY]

5. I'm 58 also, and while I do have great lists,

I can't always remember where they are!

[qwertyMike]

6. YES!

Sometimes I walk into the kitchen and scratch my head - "What am I doing Here?"
Then I look back at my empty tea-cup in the living room and realize I wanted to make a cup of tea.

Don't think it's Alzheimer's - just short term memory.

But I can remember the name of a rabbit pet I had when I was 8 yrs old.

I'm 62.

[CBHagman]

7. Not so much that, but...

...I do notice that I overwhelm really easily. That is, if someone calls me up and immediately launches into a monologue about his/her day, with lots of stream-of-consciousness discussion and plenty of detail, I feel too flooded with information. The same goes for having multiple cell phone conversations going on around me (Come to think of it, that's just annoying).

Anyway, I seem to recall reading that the faster pace of life nowadays has affected everything from attention spans to expectations (e.g., never having to wait for slow-cooked food).

[old mark]

8. I don't have to any more, so I don't know if I have trouble doing it or not...nt

[Little Star]

9. Multi-task???? At 65 I'm having trouble single tasking! lol...

Takes me a loooong time to do everything now. I use to be quick like a bunny now I'm more like a snail and I hate it!

The days are short and fly right by though. And I'm never bored, not enough time to be bored. LOL But it's true!