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Frequent use of multiple digital devices can contribute to a fragmented attention span.

Frequent multitasking can lead to increased stress and burnout.

Maintaining a state of readiness to shift focus across various tasks, leading to a lack of deep focus on any one.

There is a finite limit to the number of tasks that can be handled simultaneously without a decline in performance.

Expertise and practice in specific tasks can reduce the negative effects of multitasking.

Multitasking increases memory load, potentially leading to information loss and errors.

Focusing on one task can lead to a failure to perceive other, potentially critical, information.

A brief lapse in attention, resulting in the failure to notice the second of two rapidly presented stimuli.

This trait varies among individuals and can affect the ability to switch between tasks effectively.

Decline in performance efficiency and increase in time to complete tasks due to cognitive load.

Simultaneously performing tasks, especially with media, can affect the ability to learn and retain new information.

Effective time management strategies can mitigate some multitasking challenges.

Specific training can improve certain aspects of multitasking ability.

Tasks that are similar can interfere more with each other when multitasked, leading to decreases in performance.

Multitasking ability can decline with age due to changes in cognitive resources and flexibility.

Research suggests that there may be gender differences in multitasking, though findings are mixed.

Multitasking can lead to an increased rate of errors and accidental mistakes in task performance.

Multitasking can impede creative thinking by reducing the cognitive resources available for idea generation.

The workplace often demands multitasking but the productivity benefits can be illusory.