Multitasking Benefits

Multitasking, doing more than one thing at a time, is something we do every day without even realizing it. Multitasking can be something as simple as writing an essay and listening to music, or singing while jogging. It is beneficial and can make your everyday life easier. It can not only save you time but also help increase your focus. Multitasking is something we do constantly in order to accomplish our tasks. One way multitasking can help your everyday life is by saving time. Rather than spending hours doing every task separately you can “combine tasks so you can more quickly get everything done” (source 3). When you do everything one at a time you can end up spending hours, if not days, to complete the task at hand. If you multitask it will be solved in no time. In the end you will have free time to be with your family or go out with friends. Multitasking can save you a great deal of time giving you the opportunity to do what you love.

Kelvin Lui and Alan Wong at The Chinese University of Hong Kong held a study where 63 participants needed to identify a given shape on a computer screen with similar shapes that changed color. At the same time, researchers would be playing a tone that indicated when the color of the shapes would change. Studies showed that “ participants who media multitask most frequently were far more effective at multi-sensory integration” (source 4). The people who multitask frequently did not get affected by the tone, in fact it helped them find the target faster. Multitasking drastically increases your focus and keeps your eye on the goal