In “Think You’re Multitasking? Think Again,” NPR correspondent Jon Hamilton highlights the work of Neuroscientist Earl Miller who says that you are NOT. You’re simply switching focus between tasks very quickly. While Dr. Julio Martinez-Trujillo from McGill University says that you CAN multitask, but to what end, he doesn’t yet know.
Of course, the real debate of merit, in my life, is the one that happens between my mother and I. She swears by multitasking and I think it’s a villain. Regardless of who is right or wrong, there are moments when it pays to completely disconnect. If we can multi-task, then we can’t multi-task all the time. And there is a real benefit to moments of complete focus. I call it “building a fire.”
To read the original article: One Reason To Completely Disconnect
