Eli5: Why can’t we truly multitask? Why is our “multitasking” just setting something aside real quick to do something else? Why can’t our limbs perform different tasks at once?

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Eli5: Why can’t we truly multitask? Why is our “multitasking” just setting something aside real quick to do something else? Why can’t our limbs perform different tasks at once?

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>Why can’t we truly multitask? Why is our “multitasking” just setting something aside real quick to do something else? Why can’t our limbs perform different tasks at once?

Your question is based on a false premise. We CAN truly multitask and we do it all the time. We drive and listen to the radio, we walk and chew gum, we stand and read signs. We could not navigate life if we could not truly multi-task.

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