According to research, humans can only do one cognitive task at a time. Try conversing and reading at the same time or composing a letter while listening to an audiobook. Most likely, nothing positive will come of it; our brain just cannot focus on two activities simultaneously. There is, however, one exception. If the second action is entirely physical and automatic, both activities can be combined.
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