Not taking the time during your break to eat your sandwich quietly, responding to an incoming email within thirty seconds and always saying ‘I’m coming’ to a colleague when you actually mean ‘I can be done in an hour’. While it feels good to keep all the balls in the air, it is multitasking absolutely not conducive. Not for you healthbut also not for the quality of your work.
Stop multitasking
We hate to break bad news, but multitasking is best stopped immediately. Have you always thought that this is the best way to get things done quickly? You accomplish the exact opposite. Multitasking is according to neuroscientist Dean Sherzai actually ‘doing several things badly at the same time’.
There is, according to Dr. Sherzai no such thing as multitasking. It is true that our brain has a considerable capacity. It has a whopping 87 trillion neurons. It just doesn’t mean we can use our brains overloaded with information. Our focus is linear, explains Dr. Sherzai off on Well + Good. “Actually, we only overwhelm the gateway to the brain when we multitask.”
Impossible task
“Multitasking implies that you can perform several lines of action that are not or only marginally connected at the same time.” And that’s according to Dr. Sherzai simply impossible.
Still, we’ll try, with all the consequences, if we see Dr. Sherzai may believe. “As we do one task, information from the other task creeps in and distracts you.” According to the neuroscientist, this is quite in the way of actual productivity. In fact, you can sabotage yourself quite a bit with it. Being creative and performing a task properly, according to Dr. Forget about Sherzai if you’re not focused.
Unhealthy
Stopping multitasking is not only better for your productivity, but also for your health. It is according to Dr. Sherzai namely the foundation of chronic stress. By always doing things at the same time, you never really finish tasks. ”You do multiple things, without clear successful endpoints that give you satisfaction. This creates chronic tensions.”
Moreover, that stress also takes its toll on your body. When you chronically overload your brain, the body releases a lot of endocrine chemicals. And these in turn have a negative impact on your growth hormones, sex hormones, insulin production, thyroid hormone, cortisol levels and immune system.
What to do then
Simply focus on one task and do not move on to the next until you have completed the first task. It’s the way to closed-loop to create. Your brain will also thank you for it. Dopamine is released when you complete a specific and measurable task. This feel-good The hormone then strengthens your behavior and this makes you feel much more productive and you feel better about yourself. Win win!
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2023-09-03 09:45:22
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