In the article “Hooked on Gadgets and Paying a Mental Price” by Matt Richtel, we learn about the effects of being consumed by technology as well as multitasking. In the article, Richtel provides us with a real life example of the Campbell’s, and how Mr. Campbell’s addiction almost cost him a lucrative contract for his startup company. Also, we learn about how he could not even enjoy a family vacation without having his technological fix. Richtel also gives us hard scientific facts about the effects of technology and multitasking, such as the fact that multitaskers are less likely to be able to sort out irrelevant information and that multitaskers do worse when trying to juggle between tasks.…
Multitasking can be beneficial or just a waste of time. In “How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking Peter Bregman and “In Defense of Multitasking” David Silverman, both bloggers explain their points of view on multitasking. Bregman explains the reasons why multitasking is bad “I will not deny that single-minded devotion often produces high quality. Nor will I attempt to join the misguided (and scientifically discredited) many who say “Yeah, other people can’t do it, but I am super awesome at doing ten things at once” (656) he explained. Silverman strongly believes that as human beings we have the habit of always trying to do as many tasks or get more time out of a 24 hour day.…
Women are able to multitask in many different areas of their lives. A woman can be many things in her life and she does not have to only be one thing at a time or have to choose to have one role in life instead of the. Females can be a doctor, a wife, and a mother. There is no reason that a woman cannot “have it all” just like their male counterparts. Female doctors work as hard if not harder than male doctors because of to stigma that is placed on them if they choose to have a life…
I am not good at multitasking. I never was, and I never will be. It takes me ages to get things done as it is, imagine if I incorporated multitasking into it. I like to focus on one thing at a time rather than shift back and forth between several things. With some activities, I do not even have a choice of multitasking because…
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…
Life is so busy, especially in today society, where people have to do many things to be success. Being a part of this society, I have been doing many tasks every day in order to achieve my goals. After I learned about “The multitasking and time management” and “Eisenhower’s urgent/important principle”, I realize that the way I organize my tasks and activities is not reasonable. Because of unreasonable organized tasks and activities, I have been wasting my time and put myself into stress situations.…
Multitasking Hurts Performances but Makes You Feel Better, the title says it all. The authors’ main reason for this article is to share the truth about multitasking with the public. The article talks about studies taken on individual students over a period of time and their urge for multitasking. The students who multitasked seem to think that when they are studying and listening to music, watching television, texting, or on the internet that it makes them more productive. In reality the students are only obtaining an emotional boost from doing so. The author argues that when juggling too many tasks that you will perform poorly so you should refrain from doing so. They also claim that if you are a victim of multitasking now, you will most likely continue this trend and make it a habit. “It is critical that we carefully examine the long-term influence of media multitasking on how we perform on cognitive tasks.”…
Mary Bateson’s “Attending a World” explains two different kinds of awareness. The first type of awareness is the ability to concentrate on one thing exceptionally well, and the other is to be able to concentrate on a number of things at one time. According to Bateson, most women have the ability to multi-task, whereas most men do not. This is a very interesting concept because in theory, women are forced to multi task on a daily basis. For example, women often concentrate on multiple things at once. Such as cooking, cleaning, taking care of her children, as well as working to make a little extra money for the family. While men on the other hand usually only need to concentrate on one thing; their job. However, I believe…
Tugend believes that multitasking does not mean doing several things while simultaneously tasking. People can and should train themselves to have a longer attention span and focus on a longer task. Society believes that technology and busy lives demand and facilitate multitasking. Attention span…
Multitasking can be prevented by self-control. In the marshmallow test this test was a result of self-control and obedience. Children were given a marshmallow and was told if they could wait 15 minutes without eating the marshmallow, then they would be rewarded with two marshmallows. This test was proven that the ones who had self-control were more likely successful in life compared to the ones who couldn’t…
‘Why men and women still can't have it all?’, a question battling the gender odds in many aspects and a question that is yet to be discussed. In her 2012 article, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All?", Anne- Marie Slaughter a successful career-oriented woman discusses her struggle in being away from her family while working in Washington and the reasons behind women not having it all. After she left her job as the Director of Policy Planning at the State Department, she returned home with the desire to be with her family leading her to write the article. On the other hand, Richard Dorment in his article, "Why Men Still Can't Have It All?", also explains that men go through the same boat as women do and highlights his opinions on Slaughter's…
"If you are a determined multitasker, it's an addiction—and you can't stop it," said the fifty-nine-year-old Stevens. (Stefan Kiesbye) Many people see multitasking the same way as Mr. Stevens, but they are incorrect in many ways. The driver can simply put their phone in their purse, away from hands reach, pull over at the side of the road or just wait until they have reached at their destination. Even a two letter text can send anyone to the morgue. The people and the environment around you are basically in your hands; one can either harm it or nourish…
After completing the self- assessment, I need to work on multitasking when people are talking to me. Being a full-time mother of two, a full-time student, working part-time, planning a wedding and attempting to start a business, multitasking works in my favor. There is always something that needs to be started or completed in my world. after reading chapter one, I understand that even though my multitasking may work for me, it may not work for the people around me and I can miss something important being said because I am not giving my undivided attention to the person speaking to me. I plan on using the five steps below to improve my developmental needs.…
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My ability to multitask is probably one of my best qualities as a worker. Being a member of a support team, the ability to multitask is essential. We are very busy department addressing customers with immediate demands. The ability to prioritize and multitask enables these tasks to be accomplished efficiently and successfully. Home life has many tasks; taking care of the dogs, daily maintenance and…