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The Art of Single-Tasking in a World Built for Distraction
Multitasking is a myth neuroscience debunked years ago. Here is how to actually do one thing at a time — and why it changes everything.
Vol. III · No. 52 · Autumn MMXXVI
Multitasking is a myth neuroscience debunked years ago. Here is how to actually do one thing at a time — and why it changes everything.
Most of our lives pass unremarked upon. A small practice of deliberate noticing can transform the ordinary into something almost astonishing.
After twenty minutes in a park, most people feel measurably better. This is not coincidence or placebo — the mechanism is specific and well-studied.
After 30 days with no social media, I discovered something uncomfortable: I didn't actually miss it. I missed what I thought it was.