Andy Warhol Quotes

When we are forced to do multiple things at once, not only do we perform worse on all of them but our memory decreases and our general well-being suffers a palpable hit.

I always have trouble remembering three things: faces, names, and - I can't remember what the third thing is.

A lot of people can't remember things because they weren't actually there to begin with - they don't take it all in.

Multi-tasking arises out of distraction itself.

In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.

I'm the type of guy to put the water on the stove and then walk away and 10 seconds later be like, 'Come on, boil'!

It was driving me crazy that I couldn't remember something that I studied the night before. All it did was trigger my anxiety, and all of sudden everything would snowball on me.

Even though we think we're getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient.

I multitask and always have the TV on in the background. If I need to focus, I generally have to turn off the TV.

I have slight attention-span issues, so I will often wander off, and then I will be alerted - in inverted commas - when the smoke alarm goes off. So that's how I work out if a bake is finished.

I have a really bad memory, to be honest.

My memory is not that good anymore.

Forgetting stuff is just human, especially when other things are on our minds.

Multitasking divides your attention and leads to confusion and weakened focus.

My memory is so bad that many times I forget my own name.

Most of us can easily do two things at once; what's all but impossible is to do one thing at once.

I have the worst memory in the world. I can remember some of my dreams, but later that day, i'll forget them.

Whenever you're doing two things at once, you're compromising them both.

You'd think people would realize they're bad at multitasking and would quit. But a cognitive illusion sets in, fueled in part by a dopamine-adrenaline feedback loop, in which multitaskers think they are doing great.

Memories are not recycled like atoms and particles in quantum physics; they can be lost forever.

Hey, if you can't remember, don't worry about it. I'm having a few memory problems myself in this place. Little things like how long I've been here, what my purpose in life is, which feet to put my shoes on. Stuff like that.

He was listening so I don't remember.

It is singular how soon we lose the impression of what ceases to be constantly before us. A year impairs, a luster obliterates. There is little distinct left without an effort of memory, then indeed the lights are rekindled for a moment - but who can be sure that the Imagination is not the torch-bearer?

Person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

I have terrible short-term memory loss, which I like to think of as Presidential eligibility.