202204201153 - Our brain uses separated channels to do two things in parallel, but we cannot focus on two things simultaniously.
- Gary Keller 1 argues that effective multitasking is a myth that leads to a loss in productivity. In fact our brain is able to do things in parallel (e.g. walk and talk), because they require different parts of our brain.
- Focus puts a "spotlight" on what matters at a particular moment in time. While
divided attentionis possible but it comes at the cost of missing out on outcomes, because the brain has to constantly recalibrate between n simultaneous things we try to do. - Hence, effective
multitaskingis a myth, yet it is highly recognized in our modern society - especially at work. - This resonates with the idea of making time for particular things we want to grow as habits or learnings, that I referenced to in 202204191054 - Scheduling writing time is a good practice
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