Multi-Tasking
Model Essay for “How to Do One Thing at a Time”
Have you noticed that everywhere you go, people are multi-tasking? It’s become a normal part of life in the 21st century. Most people assume that multitasking is necessary in our personal and work lives. But what is multitasking doing to us? (HOOK) According to the article “How to Do One Thing at a Time” by Women’s Health Magazine (Title and author) multi-tasking has a negative effect on our minds as well as our work (Main Idea). First, the article mentions that we perform poorly when we attempt difficult tasks at the same time because our brain has mental limits (Important Idea # 1). Second, the article mentions a study that showed that we are memory abilities decrease when we multitask (Important …show more content…
The article states, “Through solutions such as yoga and acupuncture, experts believe we can break our multi-tasking habit and sharpen our focus” (Quote). This quote basically shows that calming practices, like yoga and acupuncture, can address the harmful effects of multitasking on our focus (Paraphrase). I feel that this is true because these types of practices allow our mind to slow down and relax (Opinion). Our brains can recuperate during these activities from all the multitasking that is usually avoidable in our daily lives (Opinion). I can imagine that these activities take very little mental resources, so our brains are recovering and conserving these resources (Opinion). My high school friend John can relate to this point (Personal Example). In high school, John was always a distracted student. In college he sometimes daydreamed his way through lectures, missing the important information. When he started working as an office assistant, he had problems because he wasn’t paying enough attention when taking messages from clients. John decided to try meditation. After meditating for several weeks, John noticed the difference: his mind was sharper and his memory was clearer. Now, instead of listening to the radio and chatting online while taking messages, John concentrates on a single task and
Have you noticed that everywhere you go, people are multi-tasking? It’s become a normal part of life in the 21st century. Most people assume that multitasking is necessary in our personal and work lives. But what is multitasking doing to us? (HOOK) According to the article “How to Do One Thing at a Time” by Women’s Health Magazine (Title and author) multi-tasking has a negative effect on our minds as well as our work (Main Idea). First, the article mentions that we perform poorly when we attempt difficult tasks at the same time because our brain has mental limits (Important Idea # 1). Second, the article mentions a study that showed that we are memory abilities decrease when we multitask (Important …show more content…
The article states, “Through solutions such as yoga and acupuncture, experts believe we can break our multi-tasking habit and sharpen our focus” (Quote). This quote basically shows that calming practices, like yoga and acupuncture, can address the harmful effects of multitasking on our focus (Paraphrase). I feel that this is true because these types of practices allow our mind to slow down and relax (Opinion). Our brains can recuperate during these activities from all the multitasking that is usually avoidable in our daily lives (Opinion). I can imagine that these activities take very little mental resources, so our brains are recovering and conserving these resources (Opinion). My high school friend John can relate to this point (Personal Example). In high school, John was always a distracted student. In college he sometimes daydreamed his way through lectures, missing the important information. When he started working as an office assistant, he had problems because he wasn’t paying enough attention when taking messages from clients. John decided to try meditation. After meditating for several weeks, John noticed the difference: his mind was sharper and his memory was clearer. Now, instead of listening to the radio and chatting online while taking messages, John concentrates on a single task and