Just Some Thoughts

Hello readers,

This isn't the blog you're looking for. Let me start by saying that.

I know, I know, it's been a week, and I promise you I will get to it when I can. That post will probably be a super long one, so I'll want to really take my time on it.

Anyway, on to today's post.

I've been thinking about multi-tasking.

Random, yes, but I have been for some reason.

Now as many of you know, multi-tasking in it of itself is impossible. At least, as we think of it. I like to think of all tasks we work on as linear lines composed of just a constant component. For example, 

$y = 5$

would be a train of thought with some arbitrary priority level (since we have no other line to compare it to; read on and it will make more sense!). 

Now, let me describe the graphs you will see in just a moment. The X-Axis is really simple; all it does is measure time! For example, when $x = 5$, we could say that we are five minutes ever since we could think, or five years. The scaling doesn't really matter, and I'll explain why in a minute. The Y-Axis displays the level of priority. The larger the constant, the higher the line. Therefore, the largest constant, or the line on top, is the task we are focusing on at that instant in time. A simple train of thought could look like this:

In this example, you are thinking about a singular thing. There is nothing else on your mind. If I were to switch from one task to another, the graph may appear like this:

Now, this is where the theory comes into play. You know how if you look at a fan spinning quickly, you can see an almost clear picture of the other side? The idea is similar. If we change tasks at an infinitely small time interval, are we multi-tasking? Surely the human brain cannot do such a thing, but thinking about this still excites me! I guess it would look something like this if we were to blow up the intervals by some large factor. 

So next time you look at a fan, think about multitasking.

I guess that's all I have for you guys today. I know it's a stupid theory and obviously not plausible, but it does offer a mental application for some of my math classes!

Thanks for reading,

The Questionable Programmer

"Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young."

- Henry Ford

P.S.: I really like this quote!