Episode 191: The Myth of Multitasking

Getting to Good Enough · Feb 17, 2022 · 17m

Staying focused on a single task is so beneficial--and so challenging. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss how our brains aren't wired to multitask and some strategies for doing one thing at a time.

Discussion topics include:

• The soothing and healing power of a cat's purr

• How hard it is to resist multitasking

• The impossibility of doing more than one thing at the same time

• How multitasking usually results in none of the things being attempted done well

• Situations where you can truly multitask (at least sometimes)

• Shannon's strategy: Placing a sticky note about the one thing she's…