TED
talk of the month: April.

"Paolo Cardini"

Forget multitasking, try monotasking.

People aren’t just cooking anymore — they’re cooking, texting, talking on the phone, watching YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal they just made. Designer Paolo Cardini questions the efficiency of our multitasking world and makes the case for — gasp — "monotasking."

Does multitasking actually help us become more efficient? How far will social networking go?

Paolo Cardini is a product designer who asks serious questions about how we live — and answers them with whimsical and playful designs.

(2 minutes 52 seconds)