Multi tasking
Introduction
In today’s society, many people may view multitasking as an easiest way of achieving multiple targets at once. According to Dzubak (3), multitasking is defined as the performance of more than one task at the same time. For instance, one could be listening to music, Chatting with friends online and doing homework. Although multitasking can be helpful on completing tasks within a specified period of time, it is good to recognize the side effects. Since the human brain has limits of what it can handle, multitasking should be avoided as much as possible. The debate on multitasking helps us to understand why people engage in many activities at the same time. Students and teenagers tend to be the most vulnerable group. Due to intense output requirements, a lot is required from students thus making them choose to multitask. They are surrounded by multiples of tasks that require full attention. Considering these loads of tasks and the time frame given, it becomes difficult for them to accomplish the every task at ago (Delbridge, 11). Once a decision is made to multitask, attention becomes divided and this is likely to cause poor results. While multitasking, it is easier for an individual to lose focus required to complete one activity. The distractions normally break the concentration required to come back to the previous activity. One of the major effects of multitasking is that it can lead to overstimulation of brain functions. For instance, if an individual is working on an assignment and is constantly destructed by phone calls, customers or co-workers; then he is likely to forget the details required to complete the assignment. Through handling too many activities at the same time, the brain may not be able to differentiate what is important and what is not hence negatively affecting one’s memory (Wallis 50). The attempts by an individual to carry out different activities at the same time may lead to increase in level of stress. This stress can in turn lead to employee poor productivity and claims of disability while at work. In serious cases, multitasking can lead to depression. In school institutions, multitasking can lead to poor performance when a student does not concentrate on his assignments. The anxiety associated with multitasking at the office can negatively impact the company’s profits hence reduced productivity (Poldrack 14). Productivity can adversely affect small businesses with few employees. In an office environment where there is pressure to handle several tasks within a limited timeframe, employees are likely to lose morale and self esteem due to the effects of multitasking. Conclusion Effects of multitasking can dominate one’s life. The economy and businesses suffer when their employees are constantly interrupted with unnecessary distractions. When employees lose their concentration on assignments, a company may not be able to attain its financial goals hence suffer losses. To have a productive life, it is important for an individual to concentrate on one task on the basis of priority Work Cited Delbridge, Kerry Allison. Individual differences in multi-tasking ability: Exploring a Nomological network. Diss. Michigan State University. Department of Psychology,2000. Dzubak, Cora M. “Multitasking: The good, the bad, and the unknown.” The Journal of the Association for the Tutoring Profession 1 (2008). Poldrack Russell. Multi-Tasking Adversely Affects the Brain’s Learning Systems, UCLA Scientists Report (2006). Wallis, Claudia. “The multitasking generation.” Time Magazine 167.13 (2006): 48-55.
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