This weeks reading made me realize that multitasking isn’t always the best option when it comes to accomplishing tasks. John Warner mentioned that freedom is one of the main pillars of his course policies and this is something I agree with in a classroom setting. He does not allow his students to use devices habitually but instead wants them to use it in an activity or when researching. I can agree with this set rule because I as a student find that when rules like this aren’t set, I will be the first one to be on my device out of second nature, if a teacher builds it into the classroom rules then abiding by that will make me stay on task. To support this statement, I currently have a psychology professor who does not allow us to use any computer to take notes or even allow us to be on our phones. Though it seemed like a terrible rule in the beginning I find that it is a class I focus the most in.
On the side of productivity, Travis Bradberry mentioned how multitasking is never the way to do things. Though you may be able to say you accomplished many things at once, were they completed to the fullest of your potential? Could you have put more effort into the one assignment if you didn’t multitask? These are questions I ask myself when I find myself doing too much at once. They are definitely questions that I know the answer to and that is why I try to avoid multitasking as much as possible. Bradberry agrees with this and says that work can look very rushed and incomplete when multitasking. The craziest part to me was that there has been research of brain damage due to multitasking. Overall it has taught me to not let myself do too much at once and if I find myself doing so… stop.
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