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"sorry I was multitasking" is the professional way to say I wasn't paying 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? >

Distributive attention. >

Oohh look at me with my single thought brain downvoting people. Just admit you can't multitask.. >

Nobody can. You can simply be very good at distributing your attention in higher or lower quantities to multiple activities, one at a time, alternatively. >

So I can either be good or bad at multitasking. Got it. Thank you for downvoting me so I can see the error of my ways. >

No, you can be good or bad at jumping very fast from one task to another, but you will never be actually able to do more than one task at a one given time >

Guess I'll just walk and chew gum and land flat on my face. Can't listen and take notes, cant take orders and make drinks, can't hear customers while I count! Silly me overestimating my abilities! Hope I don't get down voted for disagreeing on an unpopular opinion sub. >

Those are all automated activities that you learned and repeat easily without much involvement. 
Have you tried chewing gum and running ? You will either run terribly or forget for a time about the gum.
You will take notes because writing becomes automated, but you can still fall behind if for example you make a mistake on a word and go back to correct it, you will not be listening anymore because the act of making a correction is not automated. Same for drinks. 
You can definitely hear customers but you won't be doing complex calculation, and have high chances of loosing the count if there are more numbers than very basic ones. >

Nope. I am doing 3 different things effortlessley right now lol. I'm rarely ever doing just one thing >

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 ever worked in customer service, face to face, in a very busy and fast paced environment? >

Distributive attention, not multitasking. You go from one activity to another, as fast as possible, not doing both at the very same time. >

This just sounds like you are bad at multitasking and are projecting
During my school days me and friends would always be in a call while doing homework, when watching movies I usually have my phone in hand, hell even playing video games (mainly sports ones that you don't need audio for) i usually have youtube videos or a movie playing as well >

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 in a fast manner, but multitasking per se ? No. >

Multitasking: the performance of multiple tasks at one time
it is real >

Distributive attention. Not multitasking. >

I can eat a full meal while driving down the highway. Obviously people can’t hold two conversations at the same time or read two different things at the same time. But many tasks can be multitasked for sure. >

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 in a fast manner, but multitasking per se ? No. >

You are assuming that multitasking implies your full attention on both tasks. It doesn’t. Multitasking and distributing your attention are the same thing. There is also the fact that not every activity in life takes 100% of your attention. I can walk and talk at the same time that’s multitasking and neither activity uses anywhere near my full attention. >

That is literally distributive attention... Not multitasking. >

I’m not talking about “distributive attention” I’m saying you distribute your attention like 50% of your focus is on one thing and 50% is on another.
Have you ever tried to play a drum set? For many people its impossible… because they arent capable of multitasking. They literally can’t do 4 different things with each of their limbs at the same time. 
If you think multitasking is impossible it might be because you are simply incapable of it. But obviously there are limits. You only have two hands so someone who claims to be multitasking on two computer assignments obviously are limited by their 1 mouse and 1 keyboard and can’t work on both simultaneously. But they very well could be working on one assignment while thinking about the other for example. >

No they cannot. 
The only tasks that can be done relatively simultaneously are automatic tasks, such as walking and chewing gum, and yes drums fall in this category because you develop automation, over longer times of practice, but when you are hit with a new song you gotta learn how to automate it. 
It is very much impossible to write an assignment and think of another, or do another at the same time. >

What about people who literally play multiple instruments at once? They will be playing a guitar with their hands, a harmonica in their mouth, and drums with their feet. This is just all learned with some practice? Nah it’s multitasking and you probably aren’t good at it so it’s difficult to understand. >

Yes it is literally a learned practiced automated action. 
Give that person the task to switch up the instruments or sing a completely new song and you will see him fail >

You need to look at the type of multitasking. Many people listen to music while studying, working, drawing, etc. Many people play games while watching TV. Reading a book and watching a movie doesn't work because you're trying to take in the same type of information- words- twice. >

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 in a fast manner, but multitasking per se ? No.
Listening to music while doing also something else is the same, you do hear the music, but you are either focusing more on the song or the activity, as for watching TVamd playing, definitely no. You do one at a time and at best you only listen to the TV >

This is not an unpopular opinion, 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. >

I’m a multitaskers because I get distracted by multiple tasks at once