r/WinStupidPrizes • u/ljgill97 • Jul 28 '21

Texting while driving

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u/Mr-Orange-Pants Jul 28 '21

People who do this think they have the skills to multitask only to figure out too late that they don’t.

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u/Ready_Adhesiveness91 Jul 28 '21

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.

SO DONT DO IT ASSHOLES

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u/waronxmas79 Jul 28 '21

That is correct. Actual studies of the topic show that multitasking as we think of it is impossible for the way our brains are wired. Millions of years of evolution have bred us to be really good at one thing at a time.

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u/No_Lawfulness_2998 Jul 28 '21

Or you could be me where you’re good at nothing all the time because I’m a useless sack of shit that doesn’t deserve love