Only 2% of people can do many things simultaneously

People are almost incapable of "multitasking" (doing many things at the same time). The more people try to do things at the same time, the higher the chance of ruining things.

But, a very small percentage of the population can work "multitasking": 2%. According to Professor David Strayer of the Department of Psychology at the University of Utah (USA), these people can be considered "superheroes".

What is the reason why these people can do many jobs at the same time? The answer, according to Professor Strayer, is because they can perform cognitive tasks (remember, process information) easily . Therefore, their ability to work is not affected when doing many different things, and sometimes they work even more effectively.

For most ordinary people, "The brain cannot handle too much information from tasks". Lifetime research by Professor Strayer shows that if someone claims that they can both listen to the phone while driving safely, this person is almost certainly lying.

Therefore, when I first met a person who could both drive a car and listen to the phone, and . a high-level math solution, Professor Strayer was very surprised.

Therefore, he and his colleagues designed a test of driving simulations and asked participants to perform mathematical tasks and memory tasks . Of course, most participants fail pain. Of these, only 2% succeed: "multitasking" test results of some people are even better than stand-alone performance tests.

Along with psychologists from Newscastle University, Australia, Strayer created an online version for the test. The online version does not use driving context, but you will also be challenged with the ability to remember and analyze your information.

And, when you haven't done the test yet, don't rush to admit that you have the ability to do many things at the same time effectively: according to Professor Strayer, who are confident that they can do many things at the same time. are the worst "multitasking" people.