Are you cooking supper, watching the news and reading this blog trying to save time? Truth is you're wasting your time. Our brains are not equipped to multitasking tasks that require brainpower.
We all have lots of things to do and get done but our brain cannot process two simultaneous, separate streams of information and encode them into short term memory. When information doesn't make it into short term memory, it can't be transferred into long term memory for later use. If I can't remember it, I can't use it. So why multitask then? It's inefficient.
The brain can not do two complex tasks simultaneously. The truth is multitasking can only happen when the two tasks are simple and don't compete with each other for the same mental resources like walking and chewing gum, juggling and riding a bike or folding clothes and listening to music. It's rote and that's why I can do it....
So instead of reading emails and talking on the phone, I'll think I'll take my dog out for a walk instead and give my brain a break!! What about you?
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