The Illusion of Multitasking Efficiency

The Weird Paradoxes of Human Focus and Multitasking We all think we’re good at multitasking

but science has bad news: your brain can’t actually do it! What feels like

multitasking is really your brain switching rapidly between tasks and each switch comes

with a "cognitive cost" that drains focus and slows you down. Even worse,

the more you multitask, the worse your brain gets at filtering out distractions. But here's the paradox:

your brain loves novelty! So while switching tasks feels productive, it’s actually making

you less efficient. The most focused people aren’t better at ignoring distractions—they’re better at setting

up their environment to avoid them. So putting your phone in another room isn’t dramatic;