Meanwhile, an activity that uses your body and mind, like writing or full-out exercise, should be done alone.

Most importantly, every single person has a best way of doing things for themselves. I’m a life-long multitasker (from long before I ever heard the term) while one of my best friends can’t do it at all, neither of us is wrong because we use the right approach for us.

There have also been a few neurological studies that suggest that men and women are wired differently in this area. Women have evolved to multitask because, traditionally, we have no choice if we have children to care for on top of our long list of other responsibilities (remember, this is the past) like cooking different parts of a meal and cleaning while we go. Men have evolved to singletask because it made them better hunters. I’m not a neurologist but that makes a LOT of sense, anthropologically speaking and by watching how the people I know work as well.