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Post by the light works on Jun 1, 2013 2:28:12 GMT
my morning task list: shower, shave, braid my hair, get dressed (no ironing) make lunch, cook and eat breakfast, check 3 websites, determine any special tools or clothing I need for the workday.
add-ons: cook breakfast to order for Mrs TLW, feed the pets, let the dog out, let the dog back in, let the dog into the bedroom, let the cats in and out of various doors.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 1, 2013 3:21:03 GMT
I have: Shower, shave, get dressed, get child #1 dressed, get child #2 dressed (along with 5-10 minutes of arguing), make breakfast for child #1&2, make myself breakfast
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Post by blazerrose on Jun 1, 2013 3:29:38 GMT
Mine is wake up, feed the cats, make coffee, get a breakfast and fix lunch to take, get a shower, try to get the synapse firing, go to work.
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Post by breesfan on Jun 1, 2013 3:34:33 GMT
Get up, get dressed, go on the laptop to see what is going on, get a quick breakfast, check the net still and get dressed and go to work.
If I'm not working,
Everything is the same except for going to work. But I might go out and go to the store or just walk to the store for exercise.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 1, 2013 13:58:37 GMT
With the man/woman combination, I think you'd have to run the test two ways: man driving & woman driving, with the other in the passenger seat. This would yield a more interesting result because the driver is usually the person 'in charge' and the one who will decide whether or not to stop for directions...unless, of course, the passenger can persuade them otherwise. (i.e., nag them into submission) ;D
*Hides under table*
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Post by the light works on Jun 1, 2013 14:31:11 GMT
With the man/woman combination, I think you'd have to run the test two ways: man driving & woman driving, with the other in the passenger seat. This would yield a more interesting result because the driver is usually the person 'in charge' and the one who will decide whether or not to stop for directions...unless, of course, the passenger can persuade them otherwise. (i.e., nag them into submission) ;D *Hides under table* 4 ways: m/m, m/f, f/f, f/m last weekend, we were driving through a city, and my wife told me "you need to be in the next lane" so I put on my signal and changed lanes - through an intersection. she said, "don't you know the driving rules?" and I said, "yes, do what your wife tells you." three blocks later she had me go back into the lane I had been in when she realized that was the lane we needed to end up in to get where we were going.
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Post by Antigone68104 on Jun 1, 2013 16:07:02 GMT
If you haven't watched the Aftershows for this one -- something that wasn't aired was a head-to-head between Grant and Kari on the multitasking challenge. Kari smoked Grant, and admitted in the aftershow that it was pretty much her usual morning routine. So they're definitely aware that the tasks were female-biased; whether this means we'll see a revisit is still to be determined.
If they were to set up a fake office, they could do things like alphabetize a stack of file folders, answer the phone (within a certain number of rings) and transfer the caller to the right line, water the plants, and select the right single-cup packet for the one-cup coffeemaker.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 2, 2013 12:48:32 GMT
I think they could make a whole 'Battle of the Sexes' episode with just driving task.
-> Parking in a parking space, head first & back in -> Driving with a trailer attached -> Maneuvering trailer into assigned space (such as a campsite) -> Drive a predetermined route & test for usage of turn signals
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Post by the light works on Jun 2, 2013 13:46:11 GMT
If you haven't watched the Aftershows for this one -- something that wasn't aired was a head-to-head between Grant and Kari on the multitasking challenge. Kari smoked Grant, and admitted in the aftershow that it was pretty much her usual morning routine. So they're definitely aware that the tasks were female-biased; whether this means we'll see a revisit is still to be determined. If they were to set up a fake office, they could do things like alphabetize a stack of file folders, answer the phone (within a certain number of rings) and transfer the caller to the right line, water the plants, and select the right single-cup packet for the one-cup coffeemaker. the only one of those things I do is answer the phone.
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Post by The Urban Mythbuster on Jun 2, 2013 13:54:11 GMT
Nope. everything I need is lying on my desk. What I don't need is shredded.
Check.
Only if they called the wrong number.
Keeping a plant in my office would be a crime against vegetation.
Tend to keep one selection in the carousel.
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Post by Antigone68104 on Jun 2, 2013 17:30:18 GMT
Well, the trouble with computer tasks (as would be assigned in a modern office) is that everyone has a different idea of how to set the thing up. I guarantee I'd be slower at those tasks simply because I mouse lefty -- I'd lose time moving the mouse and mousepad, even if I don't go in and reset the buttons.
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Post by OziRiS on Jun 2, 2013 19:54:11 GMT
How about testing men and women with similar jobs - in this case office work - and stressing them in their own environment? That way, there'd truly be no bias at all. You'd actually get to see how these people multi-tasked (or not) on a day to day basis. If it's at all natural to them in a stressful situation.
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 21, 2015 8:50:04 GMT
Battle of the Sexes part two as shown on Discovery Last night UK. I think this has been shown in USA before, as I have seen parts of that show.
I have to dispute some of the findings.... Men Vs Women parking... is it me or was that "space" just a little too tight to expect your average motorist to try and squeeze a car in there?... Advanced motorists would with a breeze.... but wouldnt some just have moved on for a bigger space?... In UK, we dont use other cars as bumper cars.
Getting lost and asking for directions, will men or women ask. Letting it get to the final contestant to "Decide"... I wouldnt put it as a result either way if the results were that close. And men took less time than women on average to ask for directions?.. I say that is down to impatience. Men, as far as I understand, wont wait as long when they realise their task is futile to get a little help?...
Multi-Tasking. I cant agree with any of that. And time to get a little controversial myself here. From what I know, men do things sequential, they plan to do one task at a time, finish that, then move on. If confounded by someone trying to get them to do everything at the same time, it will cause confusion.... Men are good at simplex lists do one thing and move on. Women are good at Duplex, swapping from one task to another. In that way, confirmed, but..... HOUSEHOLD tasks?.... Isnt that in its own sexist? ... Surely the Men would have ironed the shirt and made sandwiches the night before...... And perhaps left MORE time to do whats necessary when they get up anyway. Men, after all, dont leave everything to the last possible second...... End of me being controversial on porpoise... or if the porpoise isnt available, use a sea-lion.
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 21, 2015 9:26:59 GMT
BTW, I am suspecting this is part of the catch-up from last years un-aired in the UK shows. Strange to watch the build team on a show that is shown as "First aired 20-1-15" when you already know the cast quit their jobs last year......
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Post by Cybermortis on Jan 21, 2015 12:26:53 GMT
{The episode was aired back in 2013 in the US, so I've merged Silvers thread with the existing one. No you are not being shouted at Silver as the original thread was at the bottom of the second page - CM}
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Post by silverdragon on Jan 22, 2015 7:04:43 GMT
Thanks for that Cyber... and I even used "Find", no results found?... Anyway, aired in 2013 in USA and we only JUST got to see it? This again boosts my request for some sort of equality between Diso and Disco UK. (And the rest of the world at that?...)
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