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#628 - Dr K Healthy Gamer - Why Are We All So Addicted To Our Screens?

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The Myth of Multitasking and the Psychology of Attention

People believe they can multitask, but they actually engage in parallel processing, which is not true multitasking. It is possible to task switch, but this leads to a loss of focus. True multitasking, or parallel processing, is not possible. One can focus on one thing at a time, such as driving and talking, but the attention is not actively on both tasks.

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