Alina Tugend, author of, “Multitasking Can Make You Lose … Um … Focus,” is an accredited author that is featured in multiple respected publications. This article was published in the New York Times in 2008. The article talks about multitasking and how most people think that is a great thing, but in reality it causes more problems that we know. Mrs. Tugend voices her opinion on how multitasking hurts more people that it helps. Her opinions are clearly voiced throughout this article that she does not think multitasking is a benefit for people.
Firth, initially, begins by giving a broad overview of areas of the brain that multitasking can affect which includes attention, memory, knowledge, and lastly social cognition (Firth). This compares closely to Hoven’s as she writes that multitasking can “reduce your brain’s capacity to store information, disrupt your thought process, and possibly even lower your IQ” (Hovhan). I personally have first handedly experienced the effects of internet multitasking. Previously, I have forgotten to do chores assigned by my parents as I was distracted by my phone when they were telling me. My brain was not able to successfully store the info, and my thought process was constantly being distracted by my phone.
Fast Entertainment and Multitasking in an Always-On World is an insightful article written by S. Craig Watkins. He is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and teaches in the Radio-Television-Film, Sociology, and the Center for African and African American Studies departments. He has also written previous titles, many with the topic of Hip Hop. This article talks about how many people today are always on some kind of electronic device. There are also many times when they are multitasking between devices.
Hi Prof Ronan, Thank you for posting. I think that filibusters should not be allowed. I understand there will be issues and questions, but I think there should be a time limit on how long they can wait before a vote and final decision is made. I do not think they should just be allowed to fade away on their own. I hope you have a great weekend.
Muckraking is what us muckrakers do which is to point out the negatives of the society in which we live in and show how corrupted the government system can be. Also how selfish people can be by treating others and the environment cruelly just for their own beneficial gain. There’s different types of muckrakers such as photographers, speakers and also journalists such as myself who will investigate to tell you the truth of what’s unjust and unfair in the world we live in today. In this article I will talk to you about the innocent civilians of today’s society and about the things that have been going on: such as the unsafe products that companies are making you work with, some of our children having to work jobs that we should have to work, natural resources being wasted disgracefully and other horrible topics as well. Do you think companies really truly do care about their customers or just the benefits they get by having us the people buy the products they sell?
In my references I stumble upon various results of experiments that authors mention in their work and those results stated some of the consequences the brain faces after multitasking. Eric Jaffe (2012) shows how our brains are being rewired when we multitask with technology and how it’s nowadays harder for us to finish one single task in a reasonable time. Another results from the investigations is that very time the brain is forced to multitask it uses a vast amount of his nutrients leaving the person exhausted and with no energy only after a short period of time. My sources reveal that multitasking in general is bad, but when combined with technology it becomes dangerous. It has been scientifically proven that multitasking leaves us stressed,
Stoic writings like Epictetus’ Enchiridion or The Handbook, show that he believes that to live the best life possible, that person needs to not put any value into emotions. In Epictetus’ writing, he writes about how he believes a stoic should live. Epictetus believes that a person should not let the death of someone they loved make them emotional, that the judgment of death is what makes a person unhappy, that a person should prepare themselves for an event that is going to happen, so they will not be disappointed, that a person must do any task assigned to them, and that to be okay with what fate has in store for that person because they cannot control the outcome. In Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery, she writes about a fictional town that holds
I: Introduction Attention Getter - Imagine you’re watching your favorite sports team play. The national anthem starts playing, but your team is nowhere to be found(keynote picture of refs nothing else). Or they may be on the field, but they are kneeling or sitting instead. How would that make you feel as a fan? Can you support a team that disrespects the national anthem?
I am here today to present to you a proposal l have came up with. I would like to change the start time of the Central Dauphin district schools. Students right now have to be in class by 7:45 because we all have to get to class at that time. We would like to change that to have the bell ring at 8:30.
Topic: How to fall asleep faster Organizational Patterns: Topical Specific Purpose: In order to help students live healthier lives and feel better in the morning. Primary Audience Outcome: I want my audience to learn new techniques and ways to help provide a good night’s rest. Thesis Statement: Providing ways to show students on how they can both physically and mentally prepare themselves when they head to sleep.
Multitasking is used in everyday life, people use multitasking without even knowing it. The fact of the matter is that multitasking has both advantages and disadvantages. In the essay “The Myth of Multitasking” by Christine Rosen, Rosen is able to reference various doctors, specialists and psychologists to support her claim that multitasking is dangerous not only while driving and working, but also for people's overall well-being. Which I agree with, the human mind should only focus on single though at time. Multitasking requires that we focus on multiple unrelated thoughts at the same time.
Introduction Good morning everyone. I’m Nur Atiqah binti maznan and today I will deliver a speech title ‘People should care more about sleep’ Most of us in this class will say that we not get enough sleep because of all assignments, lab reports and so on like just now. So, we called this situation as sleep deprivation which means a condition where people not get enough sleep. We are in the same shoes, so no worries. A research from Brown University stated that, from a survey they conducted to a group of college student, 11% student have a good sleep but the rest which is 73% from the same study were found to have a sleep problem.
While you are driving and you hear a vibration from your phone, what do you do? If you are like most you will take it out and look at it. If you do this, you are putting not only yourself at risk but others to. It can cause you to swerve into the other lane and potentially hit oncoming traffic. Or even swerve into a ditch and hit a beam or go into a deep creek.
Title The Dangers of Texting and Driving General Purpose: To Persuade Specific Purpose: To Persuade my audience of the dangers of texting and driving 1. INTRODUCTION A. (Attention Getter) (Factual Illustration) How many of you think it is okay to drink and drive? Well, studies show that drivers are 4 times more likely to cause a crash while texting and driving than drinking and driving.
Timeliness is the key to be able to manage work. If you are punctual you will get everything done on time. I’m a Rockstar VA because I never stop learning. If there new methods, techniques and technology, I am very willing to learn. I explore all resources in order for me to familiarize anything new to me.
