Multitasking Can Worsen Your Memory?

Little Wisdom

Why is multi-tasking bad for your memory, cognitive functioning and sometimes downright dangerous? Listen and find out, along with 3 ways you can minimise this habit to be more productive but more importantly, to have peace of mind. Also featured are some shout-outs to the Little Wisdom podcast community!

Key Takeaways:

• Guinness Record Holder and Global Keynote Speaker, Nishant Kasibhatla’s advice to boost memory and brain power
• The origins of the word “multitasking” - it was not coined for humans! (surprise!)
• Why some multitasking is actually alright
• The Stanford Memory Lab study on the negative cognitive effects of multi-tasking and other down-sides from other studies
  • Worsened memory
  • Increased distraction
  • Forgetfulness
  • Inability to retain accurate information
  • Increased mistakes
• The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
• Little Wisdom community responses on multitasking from our Instagram
• Jack Ma’s tip on one-pointed focus
• 3 tips to minimise multi-tasking in your daily life
  • Further your phone
  • Pomodoro technique
  • Can this wait?

Quotes of Wisdom:

• “The Stanford study found that those who multitaksed heavily, significantly underperformed on tasks that required memory and sustained attention, as compared to light multitaskers.”
• “If there are nine rabbits on the ground and you want to catch one, just focus on one.”
• “The more the number of actions and steps required to get distracted, the less motivated you are to switch tasks.”

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