Multitasking In Today's Society

The term “Multitasking” is becoming a problem in today’s society. Multitasking refers to one person performing two or more task simultaneously. People do not realize that when you are performing two or more task simultaneously, you’re not getting the full input on both tasks that you are performing 100 percent. Research shows we have a left side and right side to our brain and when combining more then one task at a time into the brain, can lead to physical and mental effects. Multitasking drains the brain and exhausts the mind, and, if left unchecked, criticize us to early mental decline and decreased incisiveness.

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Indeed, even short interferences, for example, looking at an instant message can make individuals commit errors while performing an errand. For instance, when you are driving while chatting on the telephone, your mind can either utilize its assets to drive or to chat on the telephone, yet never both. “Multitasking is a brain drain that exhausts the mind, zaps cognitive resources and, if left unchecked, condemns us to early mental decline and decreased sharpness.” (Markovits) This article gives me many risks associated with multitasking and is a very strong source needed for my research paper.

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