As humans do we truly multitask or shift/shuffle between tasks?.
I for one believe that we can multitask but only a few fraction of people can.
We all apply on our resume (CV) that we are capable of multitasking, I went for an internship interview a while back, I was asked if I can multitask I said "Yes sir I can" deep down I knew I was lieing. I am an effective task shifting guru.
Let's consider multiple tasking and task-shifting
Let talk of cooking and watching movies, only a few fraction of people can be cooking food while watching movies without making a mistake, that is because he or she will ultimately be distracted by one, hence they are not really multitask, rathers shuffling between tasks quickly and effectively.
We really just switch from task to task. With that being said there are still those that can simultaneously be doing two things at the same time without faulting. Have you ever watched the movie tittle 'THREE IDIOT" it is an Indian movie with an over serious, hard and egotistic professor in that movie was a multitasker, he was simultaneously solving two different equation with his right and left without stopping or faulting, can you do that.
Yes we just switch from task to task not do multiple task at the same time, so people more effective and faster than others, oh yes that little fraction can be much, if you can sing while playing instrument, you are multitasking, you are using you motor, vocal, cognitive skills. It's not easy to multitask it comes with practice and consistency. I can recall when I started learning how to type on a computer, I could not read and type at the same time, let me shock you I still can't after 3 Years, I guess I can't multitask.
Some people find it easy to do multiple task simultaneously, while others not so much. And as much as we will like to say we all are multitasking, the truth is we are really not doing it. Ask an athlete, when you are running for a 100 meter race you focus on one thing, "running to win" if you start doing other things you will loose that gold. That's it, but some can oo only a few fraction.
The routine system of doing the same thing continually and consistently can result in multitasking, for some years, some months while most never. So the routine system of coordinating and repeatedly doing the same thing over and over again can lead to multitasking "Practice makes perfect". If you really think you are multitasking ask yourself am I really doing two or more things or just jumping from one to another?.
You may say yes but you honestly you are not multitasking just seemlesly jumping from one task to another withing split of seconds.
Some will call this multitasking: sometimes when you are doing the same thing (thinking and typing; you will say you are multitasking, but honestly you are just focusing on one thing.)
Try cooking and typing, if you can do it without mistakes or error, guy you are multitasking.
I will not say that many don't multitask I am just saying that only a few do, there are approximately 7-8 billion people people or more in the world currently so that few fraction may be much, try some challenge and see if you are multitasking or just a master at task shifting.
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