Essay 1
ENGL 1301. S35
14 October 2013
Reading Journal # 3
Tugend, Alina. “Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing. Ed. Richard Bullock. New York: Norton, 2013. 714-718. Print. In a short essay, a columnist Alina Tugend describes the modern art of multitasking, and all of the pros and cons that come along with it. Although multitasking has been socially acceptable since the 1990s, it has recently been found as a subject for study by many psychologists around the world. Studies are being conducted to test the human brain to see if it can actually perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Multitasking has a positive side as well as a negative side to it. Being productive while working on multiple things at once can be a positive, however texting while driving can be one of the most dangerous actions in our world today. Multitasking has become a part of my everyday life, and has added a sense of productivity to my boring school days. Every morning I brush my teeth while I shower, I do multiple subjects of homework simultaneously at night, and I am currently listening to music as I compose this essay. Multitasking has become essential for me to get all of my tasks done by the end of the day. Despite the dangerous things we do while behind the wheel of a car, I believe multitasking has proven to be a benefit to our society. Multitasking is changing my life everyday by keeping me on top of my school work and my religion all while remaining involved in my community. I have mastered multitasking.
14 October 2013
Reading Journal # 3
Tugend, Alina. “Multitasking Can Make You Lose… Um… Focus.” The Norton Field Guide to Writing. Ed. Richard Bullock. New York: Norton, 2013. 714-718. Print. In a short essay, a columnist Alina Tugend describes the modern art of multitasking, and all of the pros and cons that come along with it. Although multitasking has been socially acceptable since the 1990s, it has recently been found as a subject for study by many psychologists around the world. Studies are being conducted to test the human brain to see if it can actually perform multiple tasks simultaneously. Multitasking has a positive side as well as a negative side to it. Being productive while working on multiple things at once can be a positive, however texting while driving can be one of the most dangerous actions in our world today. Multitasking has become a part of my everyday life, and has added a sense of productivity to my boring school days. Every morning I brush my teeth while I shower, I do multiple subjects of homework simultaneously at night, and I am currently listening to music as I compose this essay. Multitasking has become essential for me to get all of my tasks done by the end of the day. Despite the dangerous things we do while behind the wheel of a car, I believe multitasking has proven to be a benefit to our society. Multitasking is changing my life everyday by keeping me on top of my school work and my religion all while remaining involved in my community. I have mastered multitasking.