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Multitasking is the ability to be able to have your attention on multiple things at one time. Everyone multitasks whether it is at work, home, or school. Everyone multitasks one way or another, but they have multiple times that someone can fall under. When multitasking you need to know the limits and when it is not effective. If I was only able to do one thing at a time I would never be able to get anything done throughout my day. Throughout my life I figured out how to multitask and it has turned me into a mid-core and hardcore multitasker. At school, I am a mid-core multitasker, but then when I am at work I am a hardcore multitasker. A mid-core multitasker is someone who engages in both social and academic multitasking, but does rule his or her life. A hardcore multitasker is someone who engages in both social and academic multitasking, but the activities are spread out over numerous areas. I work in a nursing home and normally work the evening shift since I go to school in the morning. At work I tend to be a hardcore worker since I have to do multiple things at one time. Some evenings I work on the assisted living unit where most of the residents are able to help themselves. When I first get to work I have to count the narcotic medicine with the nurse on the …show more content…

We could not live in a world without it. Some people have different preferences when it comes to multitasking and need to know their own limits. Then some people believe that multitasking is not effective and just ends up distracting someone from what they are trying to get done. In reality we need multitasking to survive whether it is at work, school, or home. Multitasking cannot always be used because they are some activities that require someone’s full attention. Someone needs to be able to use common sense when multitasking. A person needs to be able to figure out if multitasking will help in the situation or end up making things

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