Multitasking is something everyone does every so often or consistently. Some students may watch TV while doing homework or one may write notes during a meeting. For some people, multitasking may be more relevant in their lives than others. It may be part of their daily routine or something they only do when it is needed. But for whatever reason one may do multitasking, it is something we do and that is important to our lives. Some people may not realize how harming and negative this practice is. Multitasking can cause social problems, it can affect the memory, and it does not save time.
One may assume that multitasking is saving time because they are doing multiple things at once, but it’s actually the opposite. “First, the assignment takes …show more content…
Since one may have trouble paying attention to somebody this may cause annoyance or make the person not likeable. For example, people like being paid attention to when they are speaking and if they feel ignored, they will most likely not feel like talking to the person again since they assume they will be ignored. As a result, multitasking could cost one their social life. “Do two or more things simultaneously, and you'll do none at full capacity” (Keim). Therefore, if one is having dinner with a friend while they’re on the phone on social media or texting someone else, they will make the friend feel as if they are not important enough that one cannot set down their phone to have a conversation with them. In conclusion, multitasking makes people less social because they cannot concentrate on one item that is important because they are too busy doing something …show more content…
Since the brain is scattered and trying to focus on all several tasks at once, the brain is bound to make mistakes. “Although we often assume that our memories fail at the moment we can’t recall a fact or concept, the failure may actually have occurred earlier, at the time we originally saved, or encoded, the memory.” (Paul) Annie Murphy Paul is explaining that since one may be distracted trying to finish multiple tasks at a time they will repeat mistakes over and over again. Consequently, this goes with the idea that multitasking does not save time. “That it's almost impossible to gain a depth of knowledge of any of the tasks you do while you're multitasking.” (Aratani) For example, one may study for hours, but if they are texting or listening to music since their one hundred percent attention is not on studying they will not gain as much knowledge as if they were just studying. So, it is better to just focus on one task and get it done, which will help you remember what you are
One may assume that multitasking is saving time because they are doing multiple things at once, but it’s actually the opposite. “First, the assignment takes …show more content…
Since one may have trouble paying attention to somebody this may cause annoyance or make the person not likeable. For example, people like being paid attention to when they are speaking and if they feel ignored, they will most likely not feel like talking to the person again since they assume they will be ignored. As a result, multitasking could cost one their social life. “Do two or more things simultaneously, and you'll do none at full capacity” (Keim). Therefore, if one is having dinner with a friend while they’re on the phone on social media or texting someone else, they will make the friend feel as if they are not important enough that one cannot set down their phone to have a conversation with them. In conclusion, multitasking makes people less social because they cannot concentrate on one item that is important because they are too busy doing something …show more content…
Since the brain is scattered and trying to focus on all several tasks at once, the brain is bound to make mistakes. “Although we often assume that our memories fail at the moment we can’t recall a fact or concept, the failure may actually have occurred earlier, at the time we originally saved, or encoded, the memory.” (Paul) Annie Murphy Paul is explaining that since one may be distracted trying to finish multiple tasks at a time they will repeat mistakes over and over again. Consequently, this goes with the idea that multitasking does not save time. “That it's almost impossible to gain a depth of knowledge of any of the tasks you do while you're multitasking.” (Aratani) For example, one may study for hours, but if they are texting or listening to music since their one hundred percent attention is not on studying they will not gain as much knowledge as if they were just studying. So, it is better to just focus on one task and get it done, which will help you remember what you are