Essay On Positive And Negative Effects Of Multitasking

Multitasking is an action that many people do daily and sometimes do not even realize they are. The act of multitasking is to juggle more than one task by a single person at the same time. Illegible the thought of multitasking is almost always seen as an incredible talent, but from the research I have done there are more negatives than positives. Now, this paper will not tell you not to multitask because everyone accidentally does it, but I will try to inform the reader that multitasking can cause some damage. Also, I will talk about “good” and “bad” multitasking and how some simple steps can help you achieve your goals for the day. Multitasking may also cause some brain damages that can easily be avoided. Most of all, the millions of task someone may have to accomplish may be achieved without multitasking, but those who moderate their multitasking can still be successful in life. Have you ever gotten towards the end of your day and felt exhausted but achieved nothing? This may be a …show more content…
While multitasking, your brain is forced to consecrate on more than one thing that can cause some growth in critical thinking and in overall knowledge. Dr. Rick Nauert studies healthcare and his research showed that, “individuals who frequently use different types of media at the same time appear to be better at integrating information from multiple senses — sound and sight, for instance.” To integrate multiple sense at one time may allow you to be more efficient in todays day and age. “Researchers believe this shows that their ability to routinely take in information from a number of different sources made it easier for them to use the unexpected auditory signal in the task with tone, leading to a large improvement in performance when tones were present.” Understanding tone as a person is extremely important when it comes to everyday interaction with