{"id":19764,"date":"2025-02-11T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentor-roots.com\/?p=19764"},"modified":"2025-06-10T08:06:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:06:33","slug":"multitasking-le-mythe-moderne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mentor-roots.com\/en\/multitasking-le-mythe-moderne\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking: The Modern Myth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In today\u2019s world, obsessed with speed and productivity, multitasking<\/strong> is seen as a must-have skill. Some even treat it like a superpower.<\/strong>It\u2019s held up as the gold standard of performance.And even worse?
People often say women are \u201cnaturally good\u201d at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what does science say?
\nSpoiler alert: the human brain isn\u2019t made for multitasking.<\/strong>no matter your gender. And believing otherwise doesn\u2019t just slow you down<\/strong>it can seriously harm your mental health.<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multitasking Isn\u2019t Real<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

From a brain science perspective, we can\u2019t fully focus on two complex tasks at the same time.<\/strong>What we call \u201cmultitasking\u201d is actually task-switching<\/strong> your brain jumping quickly from one task to another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A study from the University of Utah (2009) found that only 2.5% of people<\/strong> are what they call \u201csupertaskers\u201d \u2014 meaning they can handle multiple tasks without performance dropping.\nThe other 97.5%? Their performance can drop by up to 40%<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mental Overload, Lower Results<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

When you constantly switch between tasks, your brain has to \u201creset\u201d each time. That comes with a cost:<\/p>\n\n\n\n