After reading “Four Things Social Media Can Teach You About College Writing–And One Thing It Can’t” by Ann N. Amicucci, it’s clear to me that social media and writing are linked together. A few years ago, nobody could convince me about the relationship of social media with writing because of the constant bombarding belief that technology, social media, and any media platform can be a distraction in our academic journey. However, Amicucci gives ample examples and insight into how social media requires rhetorical moves, such as academic writing. One of the elements that grasped my attention the most was the “Pick Your Filters,” the author states, “Decide what version of yourself you want to be in your essay and choose filters to make yourself appear a certain way.” If you think about it, writing is like social media. Your moves have to be rhetorical, as when writing an essay, you have to identify who you’re writing to and how you will approach that audience. The same happens with social media, you know what audience you’re targeting, and you post accordingly to what you want to be perceived as. Therefore, social media and academic writing are not two separate worlds, after all.
Let’s not force our brains
The article “Multitasking Damages, Your Brain And Career, New Studies Suggests” by Travis Bradberry demonstrates how multitasking, instead of being a positive attribute, is detrimental for individuals. I have never believed people when they affirm that multitasking is an ability because multitasking, on the contrary, distorts the mental process of people. According to Bradberry, “Multitasking reduces your efficiency and performance because your brain can only focus on one thing at a time. When you try to do two things at once, your brain cannot perform both tasks successfully.” Somebody who affirms multitasking is an ability, and it’s simple, is a bullshitter because I have tried focusing on two things at a time and ended up getting NOTHING accomplished because I couldn’t focus on either one. And if you’re going to ask me to believe someone who claims they can multitask without any proof, or Standford University studies, you best believe I will believe Standford’s studies. Let’s admit it multitasking is forcing our brains without any logical reason.
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