The study found that many people have a skewed perception of their own multitasking abilities. It ran tests on over 300 college students testing how much the students multitask compared to how well they think that they multitask. It showed that 70% of students participating thought they had above average multitasking abilities which, according to the article, is statistically impossible. It concluded that people who multitask a lot just seem to be good at it, but in reality they just have a short attention span and are unable to focus on one thing at a time thus making them worse at the tasks they are performing.
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I think it is very true that multitasking is inefficient. It has also been found that multitasking negatively affects your mental health by making you feel more stressed. Those who multitask always feel rushed, unproductive, and impatient when they are only doing one job.
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This article is a little funny to me; thinking on how many times I've heard people boasting about their ability to multi-task. After reading a related article its apparent that multitaskers are also distracted by everything quite easily.
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