82: Task Switching

02/08/2022 28 min
82: Task Switching

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Episode Synopsis


On this episode, we chat about task switching—how to get better at it, and the costs of switching tasks too often. Topics covered include:
Why multitasking is so fun;
How often we switch between tasks as we work;
Attentional residue—what it is and how to minimize it;
How task switching affects our working memory;
How meditation clears our working memory;
Our brain’s “novelty bias”;
The multiple levels of multitasking;
The reminders that come from our digital world.
Links mentioned in this episode:
Book: Joan, by Katherine Chen;
Book: My Reading Adventures, by Anne Bogel.
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