But it's not just information overload that affects our ability to remember things, multitasking is just as bad.
Our brains are designed to focus on one thing at a time. When we multitask, all we're really doing is quickly switching from one task to another and our brain struggles to commit anything to long-term memory when we're constantly task switching, tab shifting, and notification checking. Every switch is like hitting the reset button.
It gives no time for deeper processing. This also reduce the number of working memory that goes to long term memory.
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