Despite what we may think about our ability to multitask at work or school productively, the physiological reality of our brains is that, for most of us, it's simply not possible.
Take the recommendation of Earl Miller, professor of neuroscience at The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at MIT:
'Don't try to multitask. It ruins productivity, causes mistakes, and impedes creative thought. Many of you probably think, "But I'm good at it!"
Sadly, that's an illusion.
As humans, we have a very limited capacity for simultaneous thought — we can only hold a little bit of information in the mind at any single moment.'
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