Is Multitasking Ruining Me?

Although it could go elsewhere, I believe this thread actually, for me, belongs here, for reasons I will elucidate.

Let me just say that in terms of my recovery from bp 1 and addiction (11 yrs clean now), living in the moment has probably been one of the most useful tools anyone ever gave me. When I am talking to someone, I try to talk with them. When I ride my bike, I don't listen to music. I listen to the sound of my wheels rolling across the pavement, or the rain pitter-pattering on my hard helmet. when I ride, I am riding--even if it is for five hours.

Sadly, I have noticed an erosion in my mindfulness, for lack of a better term, in recent times. I now notice that, as I write this, I am half-watching a blazer game, half-watching the oven, where chocolate chocolate chip cookies reside and will need my attention. And I am also at the exact same time completely obsessing about this new singer I discovered from the UK who absolutely blows my mind. And lastly, I am thinking about what chapters I can write tomorrow in my book (I am currently in the middle of chapter 24), because I really need to probably write two tomorrow and I am kind of low-grade stressing about that.

How many is that--5? I'd say that is the opposite of mindfulness.

I do not have ADHD. But I most certainly have had attentional (to invent a word) issues that I personally, relate directly to my bp 1. I never had any of this scatterbrained, doing-10-things-at-once stuff going on until my bipolar kicked in. I could stand at the operating table for hours and hours and hours and do absolutely nothing but operate. I do believe that attention issues can be a part of the bipolar spectrum illnesses. Just my take and of course, YMMV.

So, I am wondering, do other people have issues with this sort of thing? If so, does it bother you? Do you think it harms your serenity or peace or calm? Have you tried to do something about it--if so, what?

Just basically, very interested in how people feel about the place of multitasking in the bipolar life. I realize it is somewhat of a modern necessity, but I just don't think it is very good for me. Can't wait to hear from you sage, thoughtful humans on what your views and approach are.