Multitasking is a proven method for getting little done. It wastes time by slowing your progress down on every individual task.
Focusing on one task may make you actually complete it. It might give you the momentum to accomplishing another task. This can be avoided by multitasking.
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Multitasking has been proven to reduce our cognitive abillities due to the fact that the brain can only fully focus on one task at a time. Even though multitasking can be beneficial in various situations, you should avoid it as much as you can whenever you deal with important tasks.
Multitasking fractures your attention between multiple tasks at the same time; monotasking fully focuses on one task.
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