Remember my slacker post where I mentioned how being an overachiever and a multi-tasker could eventually harm your health? I meant that the stress could be dangerous. However, it has (ahem) come to my attention that it may not be truly possible to do two things at once anyhow.
To make a long story short, I was trying to talk on the phone with a treadmill repair person, get dressed, and look something up on my computer… at the same time. I was distracted and I fell hard onto the fast-moving belt, bruising my shoulder and legs and scraping one palm rather badly. I am hugely thankful that it wasn’t a worse injury.
I have read that driving and talking on the phone are not actually possible to do at the same time, and I think it’s true because whenever I’ve done it, I do not remember how I got where I was going. It’s as if the brain goes on autopilot or something. Sort of scary. Think of all those slow drivers you’ve had to go around, only to realize that they were on their phones and their minds were elsewhere, not focused on the task at hand at all.
I had always prided myself at work on being able to manage several things at once, but I think maybe my brain is just good at switching between tasks quickly. I must have given each one my full attention. Heck, I have trouble managing multiple stove burners when I’m cooking!
So I urge you all to slow down and pay attention to the task at hand, especially if there’s heavy machinery involved. I’ll see you Monday with my monthly book report. 🙂
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