Imagine your brain is like a toy box, every time you add something new, it takes up space. If the box gets too full, you can't fit anything else in. That's what happens when we try to do too many things at once. We think we're multitasking, but really, our brains are switching back and forth between tasks. This makes everything slower and harder.
Examples
- A kid trying to eat a sandwich while playing video games ends up dropping the sandwich.
- Your brain switches between texting and driving, you might miss a stop sign.
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See also
- How Does Myth of Multitasking #2 - Neuroscience Behind Multitasking Work?
- Why the Human Brain Can't Multitask?
- What multitasking does to your brain | BBC Ideas?
- How do habits form in the brain, and how can they be changed?
- How Does the Brain Process Humor?