Multi-tasking
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I am addicted to multitasking. I cant seem to avoid doing it. To me, it just makes more sense to do more than one thing at a time, if possible. However, I have heard time and time again that multitasking is counter-intuitive, doesn’t increase productivity, etc. I’m considering breaking a hard habit. Here’s what I’m thinking.
Multi-tasking Pros:
- I really think I do pretty well with multi-tasking. I like being able to do several things at once
- Often, when I multi-task I find connections between different tasks I’m working on. For example, sometimes I read my RSS feeds in class, and I often find articles that I could draw from to make comments in class.
- I feel that I am more adaptable to situations, that I’m more able to
Multi-tasking Cons:
- Its been shown you can really only do one thing at a time. I do miss things in conversations or class discussions when I am distracted by another task
- I always wonder if my productivity is actually decreased
My thoughts
I think we can engage in active tasks or passive tasks. Some tasks I do really dont take much thought or attention, and I feel like it is easy to manage at least one passive task and one active task at a time.
Do you multi-task? Are you against multi-tasking? Please share why!
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