{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F7bd8626f-9261-4000-8d74-a2cd291f8b74","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 191: The Myth of Multitasking","description":"Staying focused on a single task is so beneficial--and so challenging. This week, Shannon and Janine discuss how our brains aren't wired to multitask and some strategies for doing one thing at a time.\n\nDiscussion topics include:\n\n\u2022 The soothing and healing power of a cat's purr\n\u2022 How hard it is to resist multitasking\n\u2022 The impossibility of doing more than one thing at the same time\n\u2022 How multitasking usually results in none of the things being attempted done well\n\u2022 Situations where you can truly multitask (at least sometimes)\n\u2022 Shannon's strategy: Placing a sticky note about the one thing she's trying to do on her computer monitor to keep her on task\n\u2022 Another tip: Turn off notifications\n\u2022 How focusing on doing one thing at a time seems more important these days than ever\n\u2022 Acknowledging the temptation of other things and jotting the distraction down to come back to later\n\u2022 The relationship between our poor memories and distractibility\n\u2022 The limits of our working memory\n\u2022 How we can (purportedly) hold only seven pieces of information (plus or minus two) in our memory at a time\n\u2022 How multitasking is actually rapid switching between tasks--and it takes a lot of brainpower\n\u2022 The benefit of staying focused on one thing until you complete it: The reward of completion!\n\nVisit the show notes at www.gettingtogoodenough.com for links!","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/cd2e0d56-1e2f-481a-8571-c4663350c6a6/648i5bBT0OJL-jqDq5kKTfH1.png"}