Don't think you can actually do two things at once.
What we call multitasking is actually task switching.
Blood flow to Area 10 increased when people kept a principal goal in mind while temporarily engaged in secondary tasks. "This is presumably the last part of the brain to evolve, the most mysterious and exciting part," Grafman says.
the role of Area 10. "If you're missing it due to injury or a birth defect," he explains, "you keep forgetting to do things."
Multitasking becomes easier, scientists believe, when you make parts of the process routine.
Make schedules, not to-do lists. And whatever you do, don't answer the phone. For those of us who find multitasking difficult, Burgess claims that the simplest aids -- like timers and alarms -- are the most effective.
An interruption breaks your train of thought and initiates a recall of what else needs to be done.
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