Time Management and Multi-tasking
Time Management and Multi-tasking
Time management and multi-tasking have become an important part of our modern lives. As technology develops, modern people have to deal with many things swiftly. As an English learner, I am always thinking of how I can manage time more efficiently. I've read many books about time management and how to do multi-tasking. I thought multi-tasking would be a key to accomplishing my goals. However, researchers from Stanford University reported that multi-taskers have trouble with focusing and are not at all efficient. I have to think about time management again and how I can achieve many of the goals I want to in my life.
Many people set goals. Learning second languages, exercising regularly, succeeding in their work and so on. Not all of us can achieve our goals. We have work to do, social activities, family members to take care of. "I am too busy to do that," becomes a good excuse for not doing things. I hate to say "I'm busy" because these words have a suggestive effect on us that makes us believe we are really too busy, which is not true in most cases.
I'm a multi-tasker, a considerably efficient one, I assume. I listen to English audio books to study English while driving, carry on two experiments at a time, and read and text while in the restroom. I feel guilty unless I'm doing more than two things at a time. It works well for me. I obtained professional qualifications and English proficiency in the past few years by handling two different tasks at a time . Above all, multi-tasking makes me feel great.
However, while ulti-tasking seems the most efficient method for time management, a report from Stanford University said that heavy media multi-taskers performed worse on a test of task-switching ability. They had difficulty in filtering out irrelevant tasks.
I doubted the result at first. Maybe it is due to the lack of innate abilities or not considering gender differences. Female are generally considered to be good at multi-tasking. Yet, there is one thing that rings a bell in my mind. "Lack of concentration" has been a problem for me. I'm not good at concentrating on one thing. I can't stand waiting for one project to finish. That's why I want to handle more than two things at once. I always compulsively move from one task to another . There are lots of unfinished tasks on my to-do list. This does not mean multi-tasking can help me finish all my tasks efficiently.
Sometimes multi-tasking is just like juggling balls, although it seems competent and efficient. I have to be careful about what I am doing now and not fall into self-satisfaction with only the multi-tasking feeling. Switching multi-tasking to uni-tasking will be a good way to handle things, although it seems like "multi-tasking" in a way.
Time management and multi-tasking have become an important part of our modern lives. As technology develops, modern people have to deal with many things swiftly. As an English learner, I am always thinking of how I can manage time more efficiently. I've read many books about time management and how to do multi-tasking. I thought multi-tasking would be a key to accomplishing my goals. However, researchers from Stanford University reported that multi-taskers have trouble with focusing and are not at all efficient. I have to think about time management again and how I can achieve many of the goals I want to in my life.
Many people set goals. Learning second languages, exercising regularly, succeeding in their work and so on. Not all of us can achieve our goals. We have work to do, social activities, family members to take care of. "I am too busy to do that," becomes a good excuse for not doing things. I hate to say "I'm busy" because these words have a suggestive effect on us that makes us believe we are really too busy, which is not true in most cases.
I'm a multi-tasker, a considerably efficient one, I assume. I listen to English audio books to study English while driving, carry on two experiments at a time, and read and text while in the restroom. I feel guilty unless I'm doing more than two things at a time. It works well for me. I obtained professional qualifications and English proficiency in the past few years by handling two different tasks at a time . Above all, multi-tasking makes me feel great.
However, while ulti-tasking seems the most efficient method for time management, a report from Stanford University said that heavy media multi-taskers performed worse on a test of task-switching ability. They had difficulty in filtering out irrelevant tasks.
I doubted the result at first. Maybe it is due to the lack of innate abilities or not considering gender differences. Female are generally considered to be good at multi-tasking. Yet, there is one thing that rings a bell in my mind. "Lack of concentration" has been a problem for me. I'm not good at concentrating on one thing. I can't stand waiting for one project to finish. That's why I want to handle more than two things at once. I always compulsively move from one task to another . There are lots of unfinished tasks on my to-do list. This does not mean multi-tasking can help me finish all my tasks efficiently.
Sometimes multi-tasking is just like juggling balls, although it seems competent and efficient. I have to be careful about what I am doing now and not fall into self-satisfaction with only the multi-tasking feeling. Switching multi-tasking to uni-tasking will be a good way to handle things, although it seems like "multi-tasking" in a way.
