Why Multitasking May Not Help You
In the world we live in, it’s very normal for people to multitask. That is, It has been described as a person’s efforts to respond to the many pressing demands of one’s time.
Used for decades to describe the parallel processing abilities of computers, multitasking is now shorthand for the human attempt to do simultaneously as many things as possible, as quickly as possible.
In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, there was a kind of exuberance about the possibilities of multitasking. Advertisements for new electronic gadgets celebrated the notion of using technology to accomplish several things at once.
Numerous studies have shown the sometimes fatal danger of using mobile phones and other electronic devices while driving. Some states even made it illegal for this to happen.
In 2005, a research study found that workers distracted by e-mail and phone calls suffer a fall in IQ more than twice that found in marijuana smokers. This state of constant intentional self-distraction could be detrimental to individual and cultural well-being.
