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Distributive attention.
I read this on the loo. Game over. >

Jesus don't tell me you can walk, chew bubblegum, AND look at your phone at the same time? >

this isn’t an unpopular opinion, this is a fact backed by science >

Lmao anyone who's worked a fast-paced job where multitasking is required ( i.e. answering phones/ receptionists or restaurant BOH) would likely disagree.  Cause yes, it is possible to put out a quality work performance while doing these jobs. Some people thrive on it. >

Tthere is no such thing as multitasking. There is distributive attention, required in tasks such as driving a car (drive, steer, change gear, look in mirrors, check road, signs, talk with someone), which is the ability to jump from one action to another, but multitasking per se ? No. >

Lol multitasking is the ability to deal with or execute multiple tasks at once. What you just described is how the brain accomplishes that. When a person is driving and holding a conversation they are handling two tasks at once. Sure their brain isn't fully focused on both at the same time and its rapidly switching back and forth. But they are still actively doing both and are therefore successfully multitasking nonetheless. It's called multitasking, not multi-cognizance. >

Yep this is also how computers handle multitasking as well (unless they have multiple cores). They start a task and then switch between tasks really quickly to appear that they are doing both at once, like moving an enemy and your character in a video game. 
Humans can do exactly the same thing and just like computers the more tasks they are doing the longer each task is going to take. >

I do multiple things one at a time very fast >

Just like everyone else, because human brain can only do one Thing at a time >

Multitasking: Doing twice as much, half as well. >

Well, this is true according to science. Though, I always say I'm good at multitasking, but thats because in my field sometimes I have to make multiple tasks at once, and I manage to do them pretty well. But in reality that's just good management, I'm good at switching from task to task without forgetting what I was doing, and also knowing dead times to switch fast.
My point is, in my experience, most of the people that say that they are good at multitasking, mean what I mean when I say it. I don't think they mean that they can see with each eye to different directions like a chameleon lol.

If you're reading your phone, you're not really engaged in the conversation we're having

Completely agree, what a shitty excuse. Never heard someone saying something like this. >

The term is distributive attention. >

You clearly have never worked in a kitchen >

😂 you've never had a job where you multi task, clearly. As the other poster said, some people thrive on it...I'm one of those people. >

There is no such thing as multitasking. There is distributive attention, required in tasks such as driving a car (drive, steer, change gear, look in mirrors, check road, signs, talk with someone), which is the ability to jump from one action to another, but multitasking per se ? No. >

You keep spamming the same shit over and over again. >

Multiple people, same discussion, same context. Or you want me to rephrase every comment ? >

I want you to get out and stop spamming, troll! >

I think there must be a scale here att least. Lile we all suck at multitasking, but some suck more and some do slightly better.
Hence, in a relative sense some people are “great” at multitasking >

But that implies one can do many things at the same time, at the same high quality. This has been studied to be untrue. People don't have the brain capacity to be fully involved in two things at the same time. >

I absolutely agree. My point is thar some people might suck even more then aberahe and some people suck less then averange.
Hence the people that suck less then averange might be great at it in a relative sense, but still suck at it >

Fair >

Old Chinese proverb (not really): "Man who tries to do two things at once, does two things half-assed". >

I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiment, but it's only an unpopular opinion with cretins that don't do anything well. Most everyone else knows it's true. >

I can multitask. But looking at my phone during a conversation isn't multitasking. It's being an asshole. >

There is no such thing as multitasking. There is distributive attention, required in tasks such as driving a car (drive, steer, change gear, look in mirrors, check road, signs, talk with someone), which is the ability to jump from one action to another, but multitasking per se ? No. >

Oh well I'll just start doing one task at a time. No longer can I walk and chew gum I'll just land flat on my face! Can I do two things ingrained into muscle memory at once? Nope, guess not! How will I ever play piano and sing at the same time?