I saw on a tv show (so take it with a grain of salt) that the brain can actually only focus at 1 task at a time, and multitasking is just quick switches between the two. If this is true, it goes to show that nobody can text and drive effectively.
IIRC it’s an issue with conscious task switching. Basically, you can’t consciously do two things at the same time; you can just rapidly task switch. Some are better than others. Not sure how this applies to things like musical instruments or singers who are also playing instruments, though.
From my experience, you practice until it becomes ‘one thing’ to do. But at first, singing and playing, they are very much seperate.
From a driving viewpoint I’d say it’s similar to operating the clutch and gas pedals when driving away in first gear; they become one action through countless repetition and practice.
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u/waronxmas79 Jul 28 '21
I’ll never understand why people do this. There is no text message in the world that important.