Pros And Cons Of Multitasking

As people we love to do as many things as we can at once. We text, and tweet, and snapchat, and talk, and watch tv, and all while cramming for our midterm. Everyone of us has done this. I, myself, like many of you, believe that I am quite talented at it. But, that's not true, none of us are. Our minds aren't made to juggle ten things at once. Multitasking does more harm on our brains than good, whereas monotasking helps create quality work efficiently and is a better option for all people.

Multitasking is working on multiple things at one time. Researchers say that when a person works on one thing at a time, also known as monotasking, the two frontal lobe's work together for this one task, but when there are two tasks each frontal lobe works
This is why, one of the most common uses of multitasking is driving and using our cell phones. A 2006 study by the University of Utah psychologist showed that people who are phone users in vehicles were five times more likely to be involved in accidents than undistracted drivers which is the same level of someone with a .08% blood alcohol level. A drunk driver. All because you had to check your last text. The minimal amount of time that your attention is taken away while texting and driving is five seconds. If you are traveling at 55mph, it is the length of a football field. Why take the risk? “Nearly 330,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving.” Imagine, your own mother being killed all because of a cell phone begging for attention. She may think a quick glance won't do anyone harm, but the truth is that it can take lives. But, don't think that calling someone is any better because just listening to person in the car while driving can decrease the part of your brain that's focusing on driving by 37%. You can see the brain activity in this image of a person who is fully concentrated on driving the person and who is driving while listening to another