The psychologist called the rejection of multitasking a way to increase work efficiency.

The feeling of constant lack of time and a growing to-do list is often associated not with an overloaded schedule, but with an attempt to complete several tasks simultaneously. Psychologist Natalia Manuylova told Izvestia about this on July 1, explaining why multitasking reduces productivity and leads to fatigue.

According to the expert, full-fledged multitasking does not exist, because the brain is not able to simultaneously process several information flows with the same quality. In reality, a person only quickly switches between tasks, losing concentration and efficiency.

"So you don't do two things at the same time, you just mess them up one at a time, but very quickly. One of the streams always suffers, and most often both suffer," Manuilova explained.

She noted that a large number of unfinished tasks also reduces productivity, as each of them continues to be held in the background of attention and overloads cognitive resources.

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"The more tasks you keep in mind, the less you do. The brain sees a list of 30 items and starts rushing between them. As a result, you don't touch any of them," the psychologist notes.

According to the expert, constant switching between tasks leads to significant losses of time and energy, since each time the brain needs to re-immerse itself in the process. This is especially noticeable when performing complex analytical tasks where concentration plays a key role.

Manuylova emphasized that in order to increase efficiency, it is important to limit the number of active tasks, as well as plan in advance the time of their start and completion in order to reduce the level of uncertainty and overload.

She also recommended that breaks be included in the work schedule, since lack of rest leads to the accumulation of fatigue and an increase in the number of mistakes.

"Multitasking is cheating. Switching steals energy. Three tasks per day plus a strict start and end time plus a planned rest will give a real increase in productivity by 30-50% and a reduction in errors by 20-40%. The brain will simply stop working against you," Manuylova concluded.

Anastasia Anikina, a psychologist and relationship specialist, told Izvestia on June 16 about "glued emotions" in modern people. The specialist identified a number of signs of "glued emotions": difficulties accepting praise, guilt after success, anxiety in moments of happiness, the desire to hide achievements and the feeling that rest must be earned. All this suggests that it is difficult for a person to fully afford joy.