The word multitasking connotes a way where a person can complete many tasks successfully in little amounts of time, where in reality “someone can do two things at once, but they can't focus effectively on two things at once” (Keller 3). Despite what many believe, it can be demonstrated that multitasking is terrible for the brain. While some argue that it’s beneficial to multitask, research proves that it’s detrimental to focus on many tasks simultaneously.
A person wishing to increase the amount of free time they have will argue that multitasking allows you to combine tasks and get the job done faster. Many who support multitasking will say “rather than doing one thing after the other, a person can combine tasks so they can more quickly get everything done (Source 3). However rather than …show more content…
Multitasking may be convenient for saving time however, if comprehension of the subjects being learned is affected negatively, then students and employees shouldn’t be encouraged to use this method of learning. Unfortunately people pick up on this bad habit early as demonstrated by “a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation and published in 2010, stating almost a third of those participating in the survey say that when they are doing homework, ‘most of the time’ they are also watching TV, texting, listening to music, or using some other medium” (Source 2). This survey focuses on people between the ages of 8 and 18 showing that Generation M2 is raising themselves into the bad habit of multitasking. Victoria