Computer multitasking

seems to be by multitasking. Ironically, multitasking may not be the quickest way to get your errands completed. An article in the New York Times by Alina Tugend explains that multitasking slows us down and learning the art of “single-tasking” is beneficial for our productivity (Tugend, 2008). Although Tugend talks about doing tasks one at a time, Kelvin Lui and Alan Wong found in their research that multitasking isn’t always a bad thing. Those who are accustomed to multitasking preformed…

things done in a short period of time. Multitasking is beneficial because it increases productivity, conserves money, and prevents procrastination. First, multitasking increases productivity. Doing things one at a time is a long, painful, process. Multitasking can make those things done a lot quicker when done right. For example, Source 4 states that, “Multitasking can actually serve to maximize your time rather than destroy it.” This means that multitasking can make one person or a group of…

the title “multitasking” caught my attention. It is something I find myself doing all too often. Even now as I sit here at my laptop writing this essay. I have iTunes radio playing, responding to text messages, and checking my social media accounts every few minutes for new updates. While I have many things I’m doing, what am I actually accomplishing? If I was focused more on this essay than multiple things, I could complete it in a shorter time frame. Alina Tugend discusses multitasking in her…

not multitask effectively. What is multitasking? Google said “deal with more than one task at the same time.” Therefore multitasking cannot be done effectively because multitasking divides teenagers attention between too many things, because it gives teenagers emotional rewards and reduces their thinking skills, and they can only do so much before they fill their cognitive capacity. The first reason why multitasking cannot be done effectively is because multitasking divides teenagers attention…

Many people consider that multitasking is exaggerated for the students because, we needed take a break Because doing many tasks for the young is very heavy because they do not have time to think about what they are going to do think about the task. The multitasking affect at the teenegers to think or other things Multitasking is very tiring for young people because it is a lot of work. For example, when my brother asked me to help him because his teacher left him a lot of homework. Many people…

With the advent of technology people are partaking in “multitasking” more so than ever before. Multitasking has been used to explain how individuals process information when faced with multiple tasks such as doing homework and visiting Facebook. Traditionally, multitasking was considered the process of doing more than one thing at a time. With the growing body of literature in psychology and cognitive science (Salvucci & Taatgen, 2008; Taatgen, Juvina, Schipper, Borst & Martens, 2009), we can…

5 and 9 bits of info at any given time? Multitasking is a detrimental habit that divides a person’s concentration in order to complete multiple tasks at once. Many people multitask because they believe that they can get things done fast but in reality it’s just wasting your time. Multitasking is not really essential because your brain is not focusing on anything at all. Specifically two reasons why students should not multitask are that media multitasking affects a students performance and is…

In recent years, Psychology Today released an article in regards to the effectiveness of multitasking. Though the source of this particular article is not a scholarly one, the points addressed by the author are ones that are worth reading over and perhaps will inspire readers to delve deeper into the mechanics of the act of multitasking. The main theme of this article is that although multitasking seems like the best way to be productive in today’s fast paced society, it is actually nearly…

The term “Multitasking” is becoming a problem in today’s society. Multitasking refers to one person performing two or more task simultaneously. People do not realize that when you are performing two or more task simultaneously, you’re not getting the full input on both tasks that you are performing 100 percent. Research shows we have a left side and right side to our brain and when combining more then one task at a time into the brain, can lead to physical and mental effects. Multitasking drains…

simultaneously. People are in a constant state of multitasking every day, usually through a combination of talking, texting, using social media, and working. One age group that is particularly good at multitasking is college-aged young adults. They eat, sleep, text, surf the internet, and learn - some do all of these in one class period! But is this multitasking good or bad for memory? College students wonder about the best ways to study, which usually involve multitasking. Chewing gum has been…