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Illustration of a man sitting at a desk while juggling multiple tasks at once, including working on a computer, handling an email, taking notes, and checking his phone, with a clock in the background.

Are we really good at multitasking?

Over the past several years, research has helped us better understand what happens when we try to manage several tasks at once. Rather than suggesting that multitasking is impossible, these studies show that our ability to divide attention has limits.