Most people are used to doing multiple tasks at once. For example, while studying, we can listen to music, talking with friends, or watch social media. Many people think it’s convenient and really saves time. But does multitasking make us more productive or do we just feel like it?
Actually, we don’t do several jobs at the same time, we just shift our attention from one to another. This can lead to the loss of time and concentration at work, which reduces the quality of that. The constant switch, which researchers call "task switching", increases the amount of errors and decreases efficiency.
If we give an example from daily life,imagine, the student is solving tass of mathematics and he take a message from friend. When you return from funny dialogue, you will have to remember which task was stopped or even forget about that task.
🌟However, we cannot say with confidence that every multitasking makes us less productive. It’s all demand on the complexity of the job. For example, you can listen to a podcast by washing dishes, but you cannot solve two math problems,which require attention at the same time.
In the end, multitasking is not always equal to productivity. Sometimes it’s just an illusion that we all succeed. The advice for beneficial work: don’t try to get all together at the same time, focus on one goal.💔