With the dawn of the 21st century, multitasking has become ingrained in the American culture. Being able to focus all of one’s attention on the task at hand is no longer the social norm. Instead, people’s concentration divides between a myriad of goals from emailing coworkers to listening to presentations to playing Solitaire. Even if multitasking has become a lifestyle for Americans, is it truly beneficial? Although skeptics attest that multitasking is inefficient or even impossible, practice shows that the ability to divide attention or accomplish multiple goals at once is essential to creating a personalized system of education and learning, as well as staying at the forefront of an adapting world and the constant innovation of the workplace.
…show more content…
Constant battles for a student’s time and attention from multiple classes, clubs, sports, and activities create a challenging environment. What is the answer when there are only twenty-four hours in a day? Multitasking. While juggling multiple projects and assignments, respectively with separate deadlines and due dates, “getting a complete task done in the least amount of time is no longer the priority” (Doc B). Each academic individual has a unique schedule, packed with different assignments and obligations. That being said, the priority order of those devoir changes based on multiple factors: due dates, difficulty, importance, and effort required. Consider a large college research essay as an example. Completing that essay in one night is nigh impossible, but conquering a small portion of such a task before you start physics homework is not unreasonable. Multitasking is ingrained and natural, but people sometimes overlook the obvious methods in which they have been utilizing this simultaneous functioning their whole …show more content…
However, the critical thinking skills aforementioned are crucial when living in the world one does today. Cowen argues against the claim asserted in Document A by declaring that multitasking can’t cause “anyone cognitive harm [...] when it results from the choices and control of an individual” (Doc F). Each individual has their own preference, and tackling these varied challenges in an individual’s own strategy can be beneficial if done correctly. The right choices and right amount of control can benefit people by being able to crunch multiple assignments in a short amount of time based on length and
Constant battles for a student’s time and attention from multiple classes, clubs, sports, and activities create a challenging environment. What is the answer when there are only twenty-four hours in a day? Multitasking. While juggling multiple projects and assignments, respectively with separate deadlines and due dates, “getting a complete task done in the least amount of time is no longer the priority” (Doc B). Each academic individual has a unique schedule, packed with different assignments and obligations. That being said, the priority order of those devoir changes based on multiple factors: due dates, difficulty, importance, and effort required. Consider a large college research essay as an example. Completing that essay in one night is nigh impossible, but conquering a small portion of such a task before you start physics homework is not unreasonable. Multitasking is ingrained and natural, but people sometimes overlook the obvious methods in which they have been utilizing this simultaneous functioning their whole …show more content…
However, the critical thinking skills aforementioned are crucial when living in the world one does today. Cowen argues against the claim asserted in Document A by declaring that multitasking can’t cause “anyone cognitive harm [...] when it results from the choices and control of an individual” (Doc F). Each individual has their own preference, and tackling these varied challenges in an individual’s own strategy can be beneficial if done correctly. The right choices and right amount of control can benefit people by being able to crunch multiple assignments in a short amount of time based on length and