All That Multitasking Is Breaking Your Brain. Here’s How to Stop
It may feel like productivity, but research shows that multitasking often leads to slower performance and more errors.
BY LAURYN HIGGINS via The Flow Space
You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone.
In today’s always-on, always available culture, multitasking is worn like a badge of honor, especially among midlife women balancing careers, families, aging parents and personal goals. But beneath the surface, this constant cognitive juggling act is quietly rewiring your brain, and research shows it’s not good for you.
“Multitasking can feel like survival, but it often pulls us away from ourselves,” explained Nina Westbrook, a licensed marriage and family therapist, as well as founder of wellness companies Bene By Nina and Nebbi. “The goal isn’t to do more, it’s to feel more connected while doing what matters.”
So, why is multitasking quietly wrecking your cognitive health, and how can you work to reclaim your attention and rebuild your brain’s resilience? Let’s dive in.
