Against Multitasking
I have never considered myself a good multitasker. Yet when I went on retreat this weekend and tried to cultivate mindfulness, I often often had to stop doing more than one thing at a time. I usually read when I eat. I usually listen to music while I drive, or walk. For thirty six hours, I tried to do one thing at a time. It’s much harder than it sounds.
When I searched for the quote to illustrate this, which goes, “When you’re eating, eat. When you’re walking, walk.” I could only find it in articles on mindfulness, never attributed to one person.