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While many teenagers believe they can effectively do things like homework, texting, and listening to music all at the same time, Claudia Wallis argues that, based on current scientific understanding of the brain, this kind of multitasking is a myth. When we try to do any but the most rote tasks simultaneously, we are less effective than when we concentrate on one task at a time.
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