Multitasking Is a Myth, and to Attempt It Comes at a Neurobiological Cost

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Multitasking is a myth, says McGill University Psychology Professor Daniel Levitin. Switching focus across tasks comes at a neurological cost, depleting chemicals we need to concentrate. Levitin’s latest book is “The Organized Mind: Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload”
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