Before I encountered the word “multitask” I must admit that I had been practicing and applying it in my life long before the word evolved. When I was a bachelor, while, I am cooking, I do ironing and at the same time watch T.V. or listening music. Someone asks why? I could only answer that I get easily bored doing only one thing at a one given time, especially if the task is on a routine basis. Doing several things at the same time is very challenging for me. When I hit a snag, I stop and direct my attention to doing another task. As if it is the only thing I needed to do, is to step away from the difficulty of the first task. While doing another task, an answer would pop up in my mind, enabling me to return to my first task and empowering me to finish it. This may sound confusing to some, but believe me, not to me.
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> It is like you are trying a solution to a problem. At first, trying to generate a plan ‘a’ solution is my first step. If plan ‘a’ does not work, the options of having plans ‘b’ and ‘c’ comes into the picture which is the product of my multitasking. Whichever is the most practical, best and easy solution is the one you are inclined to pick, depending on how you look at it.
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> Multitasking to some people make it look like they could handle several things all at the same time. While others who attempt on multitasking, only makes them an expert of none. Centering one’s effort to one singular thing at a time gives a false impression that it is the better approach. Whatever it is that one choose, focusing on one task at a time or multitasking is subject to debate.
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> In my case scenario, it has been my natural practice of multitasking since I was at a young age. During the time when I was a full time student, I juggled my time in studying and at the same time, not only holding one, but two jobs at a time when necessary. Not to overlook my entrepreneurship of buying and selling all sorts of things at the same time that I was in school. You name it, I bought and sold merchandises such as ready-to-wear clothes, jewelry, cigarettes, alcohols, anything and everything I could buy, I sell it.
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> Upon immigrating to Canada, I sustained my multitasking ways. I found myself doing various sidelines of earning money while employed full time at Royal Bank of Canada. Many years later, I realized I was making more money doing my buy and sell pursuit which made me decide to quit my job at the bank. My focus became grounded in my own business of buy and sell. For me, multitasking validated that it is not a bad practice. I cannot say the same for others when it comes to multitasking. If I had to do it all over again, I am confident that I would not change my practice of multitasking.
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> Multitasking for me is applied to everything I do, even in my writing articles. Whenever I find myself stuck and cannot continue with my chosen topic, all I need to do is divert my attention to another topic. Until I am once again able to go back and finish the problem in my first article. One could ask what is the disadvantages of multitasking. A handful of people would conclude that multitasking only achieves incomplete work or work that is half cooked, so to speak. Fortunately, I don’t belong to the handful of people who think otherwise. My high standard of going over the end product of my work, not once, twice, and sometimes thrice, is my saving grace of being a multitasker.
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> Regrettably, multitasking is not a feat for everyone. Some are masters in multitasking while others are not. Oftentimes, those who have a fast paced lifestyle are good at multitasking, getting involved in a multitude of activities and responsibilities are a breeze to them due to being able to multitask. However, multitaskers are often misconstrued as having a hidden agenda. Suspecting them of networking when for example they get busy with religious affiliation and at the very same time, being active in their involvement with politics. Two different world apart on which makes people skeptical.
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> As multitasking enables one to achieve several goals at the same time, it oftentimes compromises in quality. Mistakes are often a consequence occurring in multitasking as a result of job done in haste. One could say that multitasking helps the mind to develop the habit of adaptability by switching from one task to another in an instantaneous manner. However, one could also say that multitasking is very distracting to some people, as a result, focusing becomes a problem.
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> If you could perform multitasking without jeopardizing the end result and the quality of the finished task, completing more than one task at a time, more power to you. The idiom, ‘the more, the better’ is an accurate description of multitasking. To multitaskers, they believe that their life is much better.
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