Why Is Attentional Switching So Costly?

The problem with multitasking is when we switch from one thing to another, there are always remnants of the thing that we were just doing that still reside in our working memory. A meditation helps us clear our working memory ind transition from one things to another, but it also takes time. Think of it as youre your brains ram rite your random access memory, the stuff that is activated in the moment. And so if you're listening to this podcast, and then after the podcast ends, maybeyour mind will wander back to the podcast because that information is still activated within the depths of your mind.