The "power" of multitasking

Multitasking slows us down as the brain is optimized to focus on one task at a time. Spreading our attention across multiple tasks becomes draining and leaves little energy for those tasks that matter most.

Pay attention to what you're doing. Turn off any distracti...

Multitasking slows down productivity by about 40% and actually has long-term negative effects on our brain such as memory impairment on new subject matters, difficulty in learning new materials, and increased stress levels.

It is recommended to transition into the habit o...

Multitasking makes us better at being distracted and weakens self-control.

• Research shows that multitasking undermines performance, increases mistakes, and prevents deep learning.
• The more we multitask, the worse we tend to be at it.
• Multitasking undermines our abil...