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How multitasking affects productivity and brain health
Multitasking takes a serious toll on productivity. Our brains lack the ability to perform multiple tasks at the same time—in moments where we think we're multitasking, we're likely just switching ...
It might feel like you’re getting a lot done, but this sort of chronic multitasking isn’t necessarily working in your favor. ...
From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...
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Task switching vs. multitasking with ADHD
Switching between tasks comes naturally to some people, but if you have ADHD, it can feel like your mind is juggling a dozen things at once—whether you want it to or not. There’s a real difference ...
As technology invades our lives and covers every facet of working, playing, learning and more, we as a culture will need to adjust and find balance so as to not get so lost in the digital world that ...
Concentration is becoming a rare skill. Distractions scream for our attention everywhere. The average American checks their phone 205 times a day: Based on 16 waking hours, that’s once every 5 minutes ...
Studies show that the average attention span is now only eight seconds. That’s about as much time as it takes to read a few sentences before being distracted. A new national survey of 1,000 American ...
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