The Multitasking Myth

Multitasking causes stress that can damage various areas of the brain.

Multitasking reduces our actual attention span.

Multitasking can mean doing two things at the same time or co-ordinating two different life roles.

<p>Machines process and store vast amounts of data very quickly, while the human brain works in a selective way and constantly absorbs information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The thalamus is responsible for filtering and selecting incoming information from sensory organs, and passing relevant information on to the cerebral cortex.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ACC controls conscious focus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Matthias Kobi is running an experiment on the EEG curves.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professor Lutz Jäncke does not listen to music while working because it hinders his ability to focus on learning vocabulary.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professor Jäncke shows how a composition by Vivaldi triggers virtual storm waves in the brain.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The cocktail party effect refers to the brain's ability to sort through multiple voices in a noisy environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multitasking has a negative impact on flow experience.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professor Dominique Boullier specializes in digital sociology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professor Boullier analyzes the impact of digital factors on human relations and the world of work.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The management model where employees must be always available and accessible for all tasks and able to handle everything simultaneously.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forcing people to work in a multitasking manner can lead to burn-out situations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The commonality among burn-out situations is that people no longer manage to react to everything in an equal way.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals who believe they can handle excessive multitasking are exhausting themselves and may eventually collapse.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Frank Richter experienced depressive exhaustion, specifically agitated depression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A strict break is often the only way out of the multitasking trap.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Patients suffering from accumulated stress recover in specialized clinics for psychosomatic and mental disorders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It would give a huge innovation push and utilize the vast capacity reservoir in elderly people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is a distinct need for the capacity of elderly people.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect ourselves from excessive stress and premature wear-out.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Ticking off completed tasks one by one, taking breaks, exercising, and stopping work at the end of the day.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>How much stress the brain can take and how we can protect ourselves from the increasing flood of information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Answering them during specific periods in the morning and late afternoon and not expecting personal emails to be answered.</p> Signup and view all the answers