I am... I always am.. it's hard for me to ever just do one thing... I sorta admire people who can... that feeds into the whole concentrate on the moment thing, but still I enjoy the moment.. just enjoy it multitudinously :P
I believe that you believe you are. In fact, that is what makes it real to you. We all are, all the time, if you look at involuntary movements your brain and body do at once. Breathing with your heart pumping and blinking are things you do simultaneously many hours of every day.
The funny thing about our brains is they are delusional. They will trick us into believing you are doing numerous things at the same time. Look at a short-order cook! Blueberry pancakes, eggs, over medium, english muffin, sausage (patty not link)... next order comes in at the same time... Eggs, scrambled, sausage (link not patty), hashbrowns, toast, whole wheat. ... and so on.
We simply don't have the ability to focus on more than one thing at a time. What we DO Have is the ability to do multiple things with astonishing speed. Please don't get me wrong. Our brains are amazing works of art. But, doing more than one thing at a time is past our capability. We make up for it though with speed and prioritizing.
Give yourself a nice pat on the head! Your brain deserves it! :) :)
This post was edited by Merlin at February 8, 2018 9:34 AM MST
*That* is a truly amazing answer and I find I cannot disagree with one word. You are absolutely correct. I have many things I am *working* on within a given time-frame but I am attending to only one at a time..
Know we're all supposed to be multi-taskers and I suppose to some extent I am but really don't think my mind moves fast enough or nimbly enough to really negotiate more than a couple of things at a time. Which is why I can't answer your Q and at the same time make dinner for my husband. Have to do one and now the other.
Yes of course but I don't try to fold laundry or calculate my tax rates or clean my car while driving. Anyway shorter distances like here to work which is only ten minutes from our home. My husband characteristically does the longer trips.
Merlin 