Multitasking

The Results of Multitasking Everyone tries to multi-task at some point or another. Sometimes he/she succeeds and sometimes not. Most people believe that they are great multi-taskers, but that is not always so. In fact, in some instances trying to multi-task can put someone in a possibly dangerous situation. When can it be dangerous? For example, Texting or talking on a cellphone while driving can be very dangerous to do simultaneously. As featured in an issue of the Journal of Computers…

evident that multitasking can cause many health concerns, however, the most alarming fact is that young people are far more prone to multitask before they even realize what they are putting themselves through. A child attempting to study while watching television won’t be able to recall a large portion of what they have just studied. This curiosity is explained by the work of psychologist Russell Poldrack, who used various ways to scan subject’s brains while they were actively multitasking and…

especially now have created a big impact to how people live their everyday life because it provides everyone with another world with new perspective; which sometimes we forget to notice what we do have in our surroundings. In an article entitled, “The Multitasking Generation” written by Claudia Wallis, she talked about people being imprisoned by their devices that it hinders them from doing their task to the best of their ability. In this article, the author expresses a message that we cannot…

In the article “In Defense of Multitasking” the author, David Silverman disputes his opinion on the idea of multitasking as it an essential of our work and home life. In the beginning of his article, Silverman expresses the good points of Peter Bregman’s article on multitasking, but he wants to add that not multitasking is a negative factor within our lives as it is a necessity according to Silverman. After that, he begins to convey his opinion how multitasking is an essential of our life as it…

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…

How does the media affect multitasking and communication? The media has had a lot of interactions with the world since the television was created. It has affected everyone in either a positive or negative way in every step of our lives. It has saved lives and destroyed entire nations apart with a press of a button. Joanne Simpson argues that “media multitasking” is damaging the students’ ability to focus, concentrate, and effectively communicate with others as well as working on other tasks. In…

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…

Introduction Lord Stanhope’s letter illustrates the longstanding concerns about multitasking. Even the earliest education journals studied the issue of distractibility and spreading attention too thinly (Bailey, 1889; Denio, 1897; Henderson, Crews, & Barlow, 1945; Poyntz, 1933). With digital technology, not only has the issue persisted, there are concerns that the impact on learning is even greater than before (Bowman, Levine, Waite, & Gendron, 2010; Fox, Rosen, & Crawford, 2009; Levine, Waite,…

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…

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…