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WE GOT OUR ATTENTION BACK?

‘I’m multitasking here!’ How often have you heard it – or even said it yourself?

The phrase is often accompanied with a little smile of pride. A touch of: ‘Aren’t I a clever/busy/important person? Look how much I can do at once!’

Brain science has a rather different tale to tell.

A growing body of studies shows that multitasking is a misnomer and a delusion.

What we are actually doing when so-called ‘multitasking’ is rapidly

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