Your teacher or boss might give you something that you
should accomplish tomorrow, but you’re also making a thesis or documentations
for your workshop to be submitted tomorrow also, plus you have a very urgent
meeting in which you’re the one to conduct, tomorrow also. Do you think you can
pass all of these loads on the same day, at the same time, presentable? If you
think you can do all of these, tell us how. But I’m sure that doesn’t sound
light and simple, like what spiders do. Spiders stitch their web by using all
of its 6-10 legs, at the same time, looking for flying preys. Getting piles of
things to be done at the same time might turn you into a panting ass carrying
its burden in the midst of a barren land (and that sounds awful). That’s what
we call Multitasking. Jobs that
usually undergo multitasking most likely happen in call centre agents,
teachers, accountants, and many others, mostly involving in commercial and
business matters. Why and how does multitasking happen?
In most cases, multitasking or
(stress-working) occur when there’s no time management and schedules when will
the tasks be done. Other than that, one common cause is a worker’s
“maybe-later” habit (in Spain and in the Philippines, they call it Mañana
Habit), a habit of setting aside other things as a substitute for recreations,
or relaxations. Because of multitasking, many things are out-of-control. Number
one is the focus, then presence of mind, or even involuntary movements (or
out-of-errand), and greatly affects one’s health. According to Clifford Nass,
director of the Communication Between Humans and Interactive Media Laboratory,
in Stanford University, U.S.A., the product of multitasking is not presentable.
In addition, Nass also reported that multitasking loses focus, makes workers
unable to think properly, or even turns important details into inaccuracy. The Awake! Magazine, September 2012 issue
also states that because of technology, many employees are tempted to
multitasking at the same period of time. How can one cope up this labour
problem?
Well, you can take note of this:
❶ If you have tasks to be done, start
the easy and manageable ones. If you
start working with the tough one just because it’s the first to be submitted
tomorrow, your time will be wasted focusing at that task, leaving a lot of
easier tasks behind.
❷ Try
to finish the first task within 20
minutes. That would be easy if you start working with the easy ones.
❸ Getting
calm while working is also a better way. Feeling tense will make the
work sluggish. Be optimistic.
These are
only the fundamentals, and will surely exercise you to focus and think
properly. Well, it is agreeable that we are longing to put our tasks in
success, and making ourselves more productive. We sometimes wish that we could divide ourselves, or have multiple hands to instant the tasks, right? Well, I think failing to do the
following steps will end you up sleeping in the middle of a conversation
(Hehehe! That’s pretty funny). Like spiders, you can also web your life, at the
same time, looking forward to something better. But if you think you can’t grab
the responsibility to do a myriad of task, better not take it, unless if you’re
strong-willed. Even I do experienced putting unfinished things together and
working for it later. But now I learned my lesson. And I became the president
of our school’s Supreme Student Government (SSG) and a Sergeant at Arms in the
Federation of the Supreme Student Government in the whole city (Cebu,
Philippines), which means, a big responsibility. How about you? Tell me about
your experience in multitasking by commenting.
-Procedural Informative,
RonaldRayEnsalada
(above image; source: www.illustrationsource.com)
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