In a past class, we talked about how distractions due to gadgets we have affect our lives. In the video clip , we’ve seen that how our generation think ourselves as good multi-taskers, and unfortunately, it turns our we are terrible at multi-tasking. In reality, our compulsive or addictive checking on Facebook, e-mail and twitter disturbs other activities. Also in YouTube clip, we’ve seen that how these distractions interfere our learning process because they interrupt that our short-term memories of information become long-term knowledge.
The NY Times article illustrates stories of people who try to be apart from their gadgets to concentrate on other important things. And since our final exam is coming, I also try to stay away from my phone and computer to study for the tests. Well, that was impossible. I kept turning my phone off and on. So I wonder if there’s any better ways to control our gadgets effectively, trying to minimize distractions. Simply turning off is not the best solution for everyone. Any tips ?
In my opinion (and I have expressed this in class) I strongly believe that people need to learn how to perform several task at the same time. Multi-tasking is such an essential skill that will not only benefit you as a college student, but it is also something that employers look for. With that, I think that having to check your Facebook, and then checking your Gmail, then checking your Twitter, then getting your work done is good practice for the real world; just as long as you’re efficiently producing good work!