"The Mulitasking Generation" p. 178
1. 3 Prereading Thoughts/Questions:
1. Is it truly possible to multitask?
2. How often does the average person multitask?
3. Has multitasking become a more common thing to do overtime?
2. Quote what you think is the thesis statement: "Humans have always had a capacity to attend several things at once."
My understanding: People have always been able to multitask.
3. Summarize describing three examples that express the meaning of the essay: Our generation (Generation M) is so stuck on our electronics and we normally don't set boundaries that will keep us from getting swallowed up in technology. It is understandable that people need to use these electronics to take care of work related duties, but this generation is multitasking way too much. Although the heavy load of multitasking that adolescents are doing can better prepare them for hectic futures, because the brain gets too excited it will lose the skill to maintain attentiveness, and takes away from the quality. Multitasking allows you to get an ample amount of things done rather than getting work done with value. Multitasking is truly a myth and it is really a sequential process, as humans can't actually do two things at …show more content…
The author made it clear that this generation is multitasking and is online way more than we should be. As a high school student that is taking honors classes and college courses this article is something that I can really relate to, multitasking is something that my peers and I do so that we can finish all of our work as soon as possible while texting friends and listening to music. I was surprised to learn that multitasking is a myth, however, it made a lot of sense to me. Come to think of it, listening to music while doing homework or reading makes it more enjoyable and maybe even a little more relaxing, but it definitely can also be distracting and it may lower the value the work that I
1. 3 Prereading Thoughts/Questions:
1. Is it truly possible to multitask?
2. How often does the average person multitask?
3. Has multitasking become a more common thing to do overtime?
2. Quote what you think is the thesis statement: "Humans have always had a capacity to attend several things at once."
My understanding: People have always been able to multitask.
3. Summarize describing three examples that express the meaning of the essay: Our generation (Generation M) is so stuck on our electronics and we normally don't set boundaries that will keep us from getting swallowed up in technology. It is understandable that people need to use these electronics to take care of work related duties, but this generation is multitasking way too much. Although the heavy load of multitasking that adolescents are doing can better prepare them for hectic futures, because the brain gets too excited it will lose the skill to maintain attentiveness, and takes away from the quality. Multitasking allows you to get an ample amount of things done rather than getting work done with value. Multitasking is truly a myth and it is really a sequential process, as humans can't actually do two things at …show more content…
The author made it clear that this generation is multitasking and is online way more than we should be. As a high school student that is taking honors classes and college courses this article is something that I can really relate to, multitasking is something that my peers and I do so that we can finish all of our work as soon as possible while texting friends and listening to music. I was surprised to learn that multitasking is a myth, however, it made a lot of sense to me. Come to think of it, listening to music while doing homework or reading makes it more enjoyable and maybe even a little more relaxing, but it definitely can also be distracting and it may lower the value the work that I