When you get to the end of the day and you think about what you’ve accomplished. Do you believe it is a product of your ability to multitask or have good time management? Or was it the lack of those abilities that caused you to be unproductive? Can time management and multitasking be used at the same time and are they even real skills that people can use? Let’s see what the experts have to say and what they have found in their research.
Sarah Sparks, a staff writer for Education Week, believes that multitasking, by its original definition, is not an ability we as humans poses (Sparks). “Multitasking” has become a daily function for many people in the world. This has come about with all of the different types of media available to users at …show more content…
In fact it is impossible for the brain to complete more than two task at one time. Even switching from one task to another slows the process because the prefrontal cortex, where the brain makes decisions, is overloaded with too many decisions to make and it can only make one at a time. Generally, people who let their brain focus on one thing at a time are found to score higher on memory test than those who say that they are avid multitaskers. They also score lower on test if they are multitasking by trying to listen and text or test and text at the same time. Multitasking can also affect learning or studying when trying to read. When the reader receives a text they are temporarily halted from learning in order to respond. They also learn at a slower pace because they must re-read some of what they have already been over in order to find where they left off or fully understand it. The inability of people to focus on one thing is best described by a study known as the “Marshmallow Test” conducted in the 1960’s. It …show more content…
In order to fix this I plan on implementing some time management practices into my life. First I would like to get a notebook for each and every class I’m taking and in the front I will write down each and every assignment I know and when it is due. Also, in order to keep myself organized and further aware of assignment due dates I plan to follow the 3C procedure from the JMU Learning toolbox website. The first C is creating a calendar which I plan to do with a white board so it is always visible to me. On the calendar I will write down all major projects and assignments. Next comes creating a weekly planner. This will be a weekly planner with the assignments and scheduled times when I should work on them well ahead of the due date. Finally, I will also create a daily to do list on my white board that coordinates with the calendar and the weekly planner. I believe this will organize me much better and allow me to spend more time in the quadrant of important but not urgent, and allow me to live my life a little more stress
Sarah Sparks, a staff writer for Education Week, believes that multitasking, by its original definition, is not an ability we as humans poses (Sparks). “Multitasking” has become a daily function for many people in the world. This has come about with all of the different types of media available to users at …show more content…
In fact it is impossible for the brain to complete more than two task at one time. Even switching from one task to another slows the process because the prefrontal cortex, where the brain makes decisions, is overloaded with too many decisions to make and it can only make one at a time. Generally, people who let their brain focus on one thing at a time are found to score higher on memory test than those who say that they are avid multitaskers. They also score lower on test if they are multitasking by trying to listen and text or test and text at the same time. Multitasking can also affect learning or studying when trying to read. When the reader receives a text they are temporarily halted from learning in order to respond. They also learn at a slower pace because they must re-read some of what they have already been over in order to find where they left off or fully understand it. The inability of people to focus on one thing is best described by a study known as the “Marshmallow Test” conducted in the 1960’s. It …show more content…
In order to fix this I plan on implementing some time management practices into my life. First I would like to get a notebook for each and every class I’m taking and in the front I will write down each and every assignment I know and when it is due. Also, in order to keep myself organized and further aware of assignment due dates I plan to follow the 3C procedure from the JMU Learning toolbox website. The first C is creating a calendar which I plan to do with a white board so it is always visible to me. On the calendar I will write down all major projects and assignments. Next comes creating a weekly planner. This will be a weekly planner with the assignments and scheduled times when I should work on them well ahead of the due date. Finally, I will also create a daily to do list on my white board that coordinates with the calendar and the weekly planner. I believe this will organize me much better and allow me to spend more time in the quadrant of important but not urgent, and allow me to live my life a little more stress