Whats Wrong With Multi-tasking?
A National Institutes of Health study found that a specific, well-developed region of the human brain handles a type of multi-tasking behavior called branching. Branching allows people the unique ability to temporarily divert their attention from the main task to alternative activities, and then return to where they left off.But if you’re juggling too many things, your brain hangs on to those extra thoughts, waiting for resolution. You might experience difficulty concentrating during the day. Percolating ideas will bubble to the surface in the middle of the night.”You are setting up a situation in the brain whereby you will have a live brain [even] when it’s supposed to be quiet and sleeping,” Dr. Rosen says.
