media multitasking
Parallel device consumption
Media multitasking is using multiple media sources simultaneously—scrolling social media while watching television, texting during a podcast, or toggling between browser tabs during a video call.
Research suggests it may reduce attention span and depth of engagement with any single source: Studies link heavy media multitasking to difficulty sustaining focus.
- distractionThing diverting one's attention
- short attention spanInability to sustain focus
- screensDisplays or filters
- screen timeDuration on digital displays
- scrollingMoving display content vertically
doom scrolling · attention · split · notifications · tabs · browsing · smartphone · phone addiction · television · laptop · fragmented · overwhelmed · brain fog · juggling · texting · streaming · background · focus
media multitaskingsingle-tasking
Focusing on one activity
focused attention · undivided attention · monotasking · sustained attention · unitasking
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