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Misnomer

by DW Green — March 1, 2023

Try being totally present in everything you do.

I remember my chiropractor once told me that mental multitasking is a misnomer. Sure, multitasking can apply to motor skills, like walking and chewing gum but mental multitasking is not possible. You can’t talk and listen at the same time or read and write at the same time. Mental activities require 100% attention to the task at hand. What happens when you read or write and daydream simultaneously? Well, it can’t happen. You’re either reading, writing or daydreaming. Wouldn’t want to mess up a great daydream by reading a book!

The greatest gift you can give another person, or yourself for that matter, is presence. Try being totally present in everything you do. Try being completely present in the shower tomorrow morning!