A recent study conducted by cognitive psychologists says that multi-tasking is not possible. These experts on psychology add that our brains will not allow us to do many things simultaneously. What the brain actually does is that it switches from one task to another alternatively and when this happens rapidly, we think that we are multi-tasking. But we do not realize that we are burdening our brain functions like attention, focus or memory and the impact of this on the brain may be quite severe. For example, if you talk over your cellphone while driving, you may be cognitively impaired in due course of time. Continue reading “Understanding the Psychology of Multi-tasking”