• “Toxic multitasking is the illusion of productivity,”
• We think we’re getting two complex things done at once, but our brains simply aren’t wired for it.”
• Not all forms of multitasking are unhealthy, but multitasking can, and often does, turn into problematic behavior that can become addictive, and that has a real effect on how our brain and nervous system function.
• When you switch between tasks, your brain doesn’t instantly reset,” Chapman says. “It burns through your mental energy. Your brain works harder and produces less.”
• has a particularly strong negative effect on our attention — and, ironically, on our ability to multitask. “These types of inputs actually reduce your ability to handle multiple inputs at once,” says neuroscientist Kay Linker.
• Once a task becomes automatic, it is transferred to a different part of the brain, allowing for parallel processing,” she says. Examples of this include listening to a podcast or book while taking a walk or calling a friend while commuting to work
• task switching, which drains your control and focus.”
• effects can be serious, affecting performance at work and creating a high degree of exhaustion, stress and burnout that leads to the inability to think clearly, i.e., brain fog
• natural extension of American hustle culture.
• The pressures of expectation, driven by technology, have created a constant hunger for productivity, in which we feel the need to always be on and to give our attention away to social media and smartphones.
• “Most people pick their phone up over 150 times a day,” Kothari says. “It’s a clear indicator that we have lost our ability to focus.”
• In workplaces where multitasking makes it impossible to get things done well, or even at all, Kothari says, “set norms for focused, deep work time where all of your notifications are off and your colleagues commit to not disturbing you.”

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