April 18, 2024

Study Predicts Always-On Generation Will Excel at Multitasking; Lag in Patience and Focus

girls in class looking at their phones

By 2020, teens and young people will excel at creatively juggling multiple tasks, but they’re likely to lag in long-valued skills like staying focused and patiently working through a problem, according to a survey released today by the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project.