How Multitasking Can Do More Harm Than Good

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Multitasking is the act of attempting to accomplish many things at once. Doing laundry, balancing your checkbook, doing the dishes, texting your family members, etc. Trying to get many things done at once can make you feel as if you’re being productive but it can also take a toll on your mental, emotional, and physical well-being if it becomes the norm for your living style.

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In This Episode You Will Learn:

1). Some of Meredith’s own personal struggles with multitasking and how it can affect people of all ages.

2). How living with modern technology like your phone can make you feel more anxious and like you’re not getting enough done. This can lead to multitasking and trying to get many things done at once.

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3). How the effects of having a shorter attention span impact our attitudes on moving on from one task to another prematurely.

4). Why you may start to feel tired and overwhelmed when constantly trying to multi-task on a regular basis and how this ultimately affects your overall health and well-being.

5). Some of Meredith’s tips on managing the urge to constantly multi-task.

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