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Episode 030: The Multi-Talk Myth
There's a backstory to my episode today. This morning I received a text message from my mom. It said, "Just read this, do you agree?"
Attached was a photo of an article that said, "truly the brain is wired to do only one thing at a time. When you feel like you are doing two things at once, you’re actually doing two individual things in rapid succession. Multi-tasking doesn’t expand the brain’s capacity to accomplish both; it simply increases the amount of mental effort it must put out. The result is that we simply reduce the attention we give to each of the tasks.”
In short, YES I agree...
I talk about my thoughts around this issue and also point out some of the negative things that come from trying to multi-task, such as:
1. Lower productivity on both tasks
2. Stops you from getting into a state of flow
a. U of California Irvine study says that when we are distracted, it takes 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back on task
3. UCLA Study – impacts short term memory
4. Leads to increased anxiety
5. Inhibits creative thinking
How do we solve this? Refer to Episode 014 - Success Planning
Plan your day
List your tasks in priority (Long term list, short term list)
List top 3 priorities for the day
List the tasks that MUST get done that day
Block your time - NO DISTRACTIONS
Take breaks
Optimize your work environment
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