This Just In: Multitasking Is A Time Suck

Your brain doesn't want you to multitask and here's why: it causes mental overload and you don't get shit done. As someone who used to brag about "toggling" from one project to another, I can testify that I wasted time flitting around my work and felt bad about half-finishing a job at the end of the day. Now, I devote a solid block of time to each task, which is called "batching." It works! This article from the American Psychological Association breaks down why multitasking actually sucks.

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