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[tos-experiences]

I’m ZenoGuy and this was today

[actuallyadhd]

Is it an adhd thing when you can multitask really well but you can't have 2 conversation at once

This is a question that doesn’t really have a short answer. Technically speaking no one is good at multitasking; our attention jumps from one thing to another, sometimes very quickly, rather than focusing on more than one thing at the same time. Some people are better at this than others, so it comes across as being good at doing several things at once. I’m not sure how ADHD factors into this; I’ve heard some ADHDers say they’re terrible at multitasking, while others say they work best when there are several things going on.

As for not being able to follow two conversations, that probably has something to do with modules. Modules are part of a psychological theory that divides our focus and cognition into different parts, usually localized to different areas of the brain, that handle different tasks. A module that is already activated can’t take in more of the same kind of information.

Think of it this way; you can’t say two words at once, because that’s two tasks that both require the same module, but the module only has the capacity to do one task at a time. But you could say a word while jumping, because both those tasks use different modules. So you might be able to multitask when the things you’re doing require different modules, but following two conversations is hard because they require the same module. I hope this make sense even with my rambling about psychological theories!

-Becca