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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sheadunne" data-source="post: 6322065" data-attributes="member: 27570">When I taught at the university I'd always demonstrate the issue with multitasking by using this example.Time yourself.Count to 26.Recite the alphabet.Now do both switching from one to another (1-A-2-B-3-C, etc). For most people it takes longer to switch between tasks than doing each task individually and switching between tasks usually generates more errors in the process. It gets more difficult when you ask them to do it backwards (26-1, Z-A, switching). And then asking them to count 1-26 and then Z-A. The more complex the task the more devoted attention needs to be paid to the task. Anyway, we use electronics at our table. At any given time, someone at the table is answering text messages and phone calls from work, spouses, kids, friends, and others. The game isn't that important to introduce conflict. I feel lucky that as busy adults we even find the time to get together and play for 4 hours given all the craziness in our lives. Now youtube videos. Forget it! Those gotta go at the table! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>