The Pitfalls of Multitasking in Business and Society This fast
paced era is characterized by a constant influx of information in
the form of Email, Facebook, Twitter Alerts, etc. Our social and
professional lives have become so demanding that sometimes
multitasking seems like the only solution to the multitude of
problems and complications that characterize our lives. However,
according to science, this is merely a deception because
multitasking does not help us accomplish anything out of the
ordinary. I was a so called "multitasker" at one time, until one
day I discovered that multitasking really did not exist. I
personally found that it was conjured up by industrial gurus and
consultants in an effort to increase productivity using less
people. Organizations thought it would be better to have one person
do several tasks simultaneously. This philosophy led to
"downsizing," which was in reality the sacking of several
employees, decreased budgets and overall more responsibilities. It
worked fairly well for a one-person business and very small
business, but could not succeed in major companies and
organizations where profit margins increased but productivity and
quality decreased. People that were left on the job, after the huge
downsizing, simply did have more work to do, thus they had to start
what became popularly known as, multitasking . My personal
definition of this word is: "the Perception of doing more than two
things in one single instance of time." This happened all across
the industrial board and quality has definitively suffered. Its
overall effects of diminishing quality are yet to surface, but they
will Why You Should Stop According to different scientific studies,
we do not possess the ability to carry out different tasks that
require a conscious effort on our part. If we engage in two or more
conscious activities at the same time then the accuracy and quality
of our work will be affected. Therefore, due to our inherent
limitations, it is imperative for employers and managers to realize
that the multitasking culture that they support is in fact
unhealthy for them and the employees, as well as the company or
organization. It is important to associate realistic expectations
with a person's ability to multi task. This does not mean that we
should not engage in multitasking at all; it means that we should
be wise about the tasks that we decide to pair. If we are working
on a demanding task then we should pair it with a task that does
not involve much use of our mental faculties (the routine tasks).
However, before going any further and accepting the relevance of
multitasking, it is crucial to ask ourselves if multitasking is
really the solution to our problems. Benefits of this Book The idea
behind this book is not to dismiss the fundamentals of multitasking
but to adopt certain strategies to do several tasks, focusing and
concentrating on each one separately for the perfect execution of
each. If you are spending time worrying and getting stressed out
about too many "to-dos" on your list NOT getting done, you should
add The Pitfalls of Multitasking in Business and Society" to your
reference library now. It is guaranteed to reduce your stress to a
comfortable level.
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