I will tell you right now that I am not good at multitasking (but I'm supposed to be one since I'm a woman, right?); but, like all teenagers, I do it anyway. When you really think about it, though, multitasking is terrible. It distracts you from really focusing on getting your work done, and, I bet that if I didn't respond every time someone texted me, I would get my genetics homework done a lot faster than it normally takes me. But I find that sometimes having background noise really helps me. And, I can tell you right now that I'm multitasking while writing this. Again, I could get this done a lot quicker if I wasn't.
In the first article that I read, these observers took notes in a 15 minute period how much work a student got done, and only 65% of the work was completed. In all honesty, I'm not surprised at all and I would probably be the same way.
Last year, my roommates and I had to reach a book for our Search for Meaning class. Well, none of us were getting it done, so we decided to put all our phones in the middle of the floor just so that we'd get it done. How sad is it that we've had to resort to that?
I had to take a multitasking test, and the results are.....
"You might get the job done eventually, but I bet it makes your head spin! If you insist upon studying with your media toys buzzing, allow for more time and check for mistakes. Got some serious work to do? Turn it all off and concentrate on your books!" Which, I must say, I totally agree with this. And I think my parents would agree more. I can remember them yelling at me when I was in middle and high school to put my phone away and concentrate on my studies. Oh, how times don't change...
Think you're an ace at multitasking? Take the quiz here!
For the article that I used, click here.
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