1/ In W.E.I.R.D psychology, multitasking is bad
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2/ This is multitasking defined by tasks like "click only when the arrow is red and and pointing the opposite direction from other arrows"
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3/ In popular wisdom from modern sages like Charlie Munger too, multitasking is bad farnamstreetblog.com/2016/03/multit
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4/ I'm convinced both academic and pop-wisdom takes on multitasking are deeply wrong. We're multi-tasking beings. Unit asking is unnatural
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5/ Why? Nature isn't like movie villains, sending mooks (disposable minions) at you 1 at a time in order. Reality comes at you multithreaded
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7/ Our brains are designed to be constantly scanning in wandering pattern (presumably for threats and opportunities). It's feature, not bug
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8/ I've seen research indicating that mind-wandering is at heart of creativity, play. Multitasking is less efficient, but is more creative
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In the formulation state this is entirely true. But in an execution state that requires "flow," less interruption > multifocus,
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. the focal zone of multitasking narrows from wide to narrow, but it's multitasking all the way down to practicing golf swings
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'all tasks require looking at multiple things' is a bit far from 'check email, scan Twitter, read paragraph, write paper'
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There does seem to be a Fibonacci-type expansion of cognitive load re: multiplicity in a single task vs multiplicity in multiple tasks.
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