Frantic multi-tasking leaves us pining for the halcyon Nineties

PUT down what you're doing and pay attention. My address to you today is on the subject of multi-tasking, and you won't be able to take it all in if you're peeling spuds or washing your hair as you read.

Yesterday-ish, top scientists emerged from smoke-blackened laboratories to announce that citizens now have so many time-saving gadgets, they can do 31 hours of tasks in just 24 hours. A study by OTX, an American tank think-tank, found that 97 per cen...