Are You Really Multitasking?

In an article I read a little while ago onhttp://www.npr.orgmulti tasking was referred to as a ‘human delusion’.

Quote:”People can’t multitask very well, and when people say they can, they’re deluding themselves,” said neuroscientist Earl Miller. And, he said, “The brain is very good at deluding itself.” Miller, a Picower professor of neuroscience at MIT, says that for the most part, we simply can’t focus on more than one thing at a time. What we can do, he said, is shift our focus from one thing to the next with astonishing speed. “Switching from task to task, you think you’re actually paying attention to everything around you at the same time. But you’re actually not,” Miller said. “You’re not paying attention to one or two things simultaneously, but switching between them very rapidly.” Unquote

I tend to agree with Professor Miller with regard to us actuallyswitching from task to task rather than saying it’smultitasking. So with that in mind, I do believe when it comes to organizing ourselves there are some things we can switch to and from effectively – as long as they don’t require too much brain power.

For the rest of this article, including my top ten ideas for successful multi-tasking click on the link below …

© 2012 Angela Miller-Davis. For more tips, ideas and links, visit the Less Equals More Blog and keep up to date by hitting the Like button to follow us on Facebook. Angela Miller-Davis is a Professional Organiser based on the Gold Coast, who helps people to find solutions for an organised lifestyle and is a member of NAPO (National Association of Professional Organisers).

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