"Keeping ourselves alert & conscious, along with...focusing, & sustaining attention, are the most energy-intensive things our brain can do.The high energy cost of...activity is why selective attention...exists in the first place & why multitasking is an unaffordable fool’s errand."
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How Multitasking Drains Your Brain thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/how-multitas... #Neurology #Neuroscience #Psychology via @mitpress

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