{"id":1715,"date":"2024-03-11T14:00:04","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T15:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2024-03-12T21:05:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T21:05:06","slug":"multitasking-is-a-bad-habit-heres-how-to-stop-kind-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=1715","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking Is a Bad Habit. Here\u2019s How to Stop (Kind of)."},"content":{"rendered":"
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We can\u2019t really do more than one thing at a time, experts say. But these tactics can help.<\/p>\n

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Multitasking is just the way many of us live. How often do you text while stuck in traffic, lose track of a podcast while doing chores, or flutter between the news and your inbox?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe get stuck in this multitasking trap even without realizing that we\u2019re doing it,\u201d said Nicole Byers, a neuropsychologist in Calgary, Alberta, who specializes in treating people with burnout.<\/p>\n

There are a few reasons for our collective habit, she added. Most of us avoid boredom if we can, Dr. Byers explained, and multitasking is a reliable way to ward it off.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a lot of pressure to do it. \u201cHow many times have we seen a job posting that says, \u2018Must be an excellent multitasker\u2019?\u201d she asked. \u201cOur modern world \u2014 where so many of us spend most of the day on screens \u2014 really forces our brain to multitask.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The fact remains that we\u2019re not great at doing it, and it\u2019s not great for us. But there are ways we can be smarter in our approach.<\/p>\n