<![CDATA[Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things.]]>Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men & more efficient at keeping track of competing things. Research shows that none of us can multitask. Multitaskers are good at task switching, which burns through cognitive capacity & drains energy.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/21/nx-s1-5736111/want-to-lighten-your-mental-load-first-let-go-of-these-gender-myths

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1c0f09d7-89cb-475b-bf30-7d4ba449953e/myth-women-are-better-multitaskers-than-men-amp-more-efficient-at-keeping-track-of-competing-things.RSS for NodeFri, 01 May 2026 18:49:28 GMTTue, 28 Apr 2026 01:17:59 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:30:02 GMT]]>@amydiehl OH I think you are off there as women have the gumption to look after children and do other things and just get things done .. if called being efficient...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Lstn2urmama/statuses/116481392817455702https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/Lstn2urmama/statuses/116481392817455702Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:30:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:29:05 GMT]]>@GentlemanTech @amydiehl or even just an excuse to unload something onto a woman (or man).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116481389096407976https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116481389096407976Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:29:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:27:56 GMT]]>@amydiehl I have known this for some years. Also, research has shown that the more someone thinks they are good at multitasking, the worse they are at it. It's those of us that are aware of our shortcomings that can do better, just like most spheres of life.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116481384557664523https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/UkeleleEric/statuses/116481384557664523Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:27:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:08:37 GMT]]>@amydiehl

Hear Hear...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Pettet8/statuses/116481308572732812https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Pettet8/statuses/116481308572732812Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:08:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:57:01 GMT]]>@amydiehl yep. No such thing as "male brains" and "female brains", they're just brains, with the same capabilities.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116481027045485711https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://eldritch.cafe/users/Tattie/statuses/116481027045485711Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:57:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:56:23 GMT]]>@PizzaDemon @amydiehl Only scenario where task switching has a positive effect is when you're stuck on one task and need to zoom out to discover a different approach to it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115994572387312149/statuses/116481024526931537https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115994572387312149/statuses/116481024526931537Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:56:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:48:53 GMT]]>@amydiehl We can conclude from this that the human brain shares some properties with von Neumanns architecture.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115994572387312149/statuses/116480995037649299https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://kind.social/ap/users/115994572387312149/statuses/116480995037649299Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:48:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:03:17 GMT]]>@amydiehl @matthewskelton We are not better at it. But if we don’t handle it we face worse consequences than men for saying no so we end up doing more of it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/hardingar/statuses/116480815785191561https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/hardingar/statuses/116480815785191561Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:03:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:11:49 GMT]]>@amydiehl It is interesting how close this is to how computers do multitasking: For the longest time, they also could not do two things in parallel, so they switch between tasks very fast. But of course, they also have to switch contexts which takes some computational effort 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/erinaceus/statuses/116480613364609096https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://chaos.social/users/erinaceus/statuses/116480613364609096Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:11:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:54:08 GMT]]>@amydiehl thank you for helping bust this myth!!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cassiapole/statuses/116480543821934126https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/cassiapole/statuses/116480543821934126Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:54:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:40:44 GMT]]>@amydiehl nobody wins
https://youtu.be/JV8wkORnY9k

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116480255240785678https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116480255240785678Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:40:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:30:43 GMT]]>@amydiehl https://mastodon.online/@PizzaDemon/109876764227160173

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116480215873096705https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.online/users/PizzaDemon/statuses/116480215873096705Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:30:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:08:36 GMT]]>@amydiehl every time I hear “women (or men) are naturally….” I question whether that’s cultural not natural.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/GentlemanTech/statuses/116480128884170765https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://cyberplace.social/users/GentlemanTech/statuses/116480128884170765Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:08:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Myth: Women are better multitaskers than men &amp; more efficient at keeping track of competing things. on Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:19:54 GMT]]>@amydiehl

...

I love... _LOVE_ when someone brings studies to debunk this nonsense.

❤

THANK YOU.

❤

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/401matthall/statuses/116479701477806612https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.xyz/users/401matthall/statuses/116479701477806612Tue, 28 Apr 2026 01:19:54 GMT