The Human Mind Is A Powerful Thing but It Is Wonderful When Applied to A Single Task at A Single Time.
Is Multi-Tasking Bad for the Brain?
That evening I was at a friend’s house for a wedding ceremony. The ceremony was held on a wide lawn of the house. All the guests were engaged in gossip when suddenly we heard the voice of broken glass. We found out that a tray full of water glasses was dropped from a waiter’s hand and all the glasses in it fell down to the marble floor. The waiter was shocked and was helplessly looking at the broken glasses. When I tried to find out the cause of this incident, I found out that someone put his bag in the armpit of the waiter who was busy with his work and asked the waiter to leave it in his car. The waiter shook his head saying “OK sir”, He had a tray in both his hands, suddenly his mobile phone in the front pocket also started ringing. Considering it an emergency call, he just looked at the mobile phone when, unfortunately, he collided with the chair and all the glasses fell to the ground.
In life, we try to do so many things at the same time in an effort to save time or work harder. By doing so we lose productivity and ultimately end up with more stress. The human mind is a powerful thing but it is wonderful when applied to a single task at a single time.
God(Allah) has given man the ability to live an organized life and in fact, a successful person is the one who saves every minute of his time. He sets goals and tasks for himself and tries to achieve them. There was a time when a man was considered very capable who could handle many tasks at a time, but today modern research has proved that multitasking is harmful instead of beneficial.
What Is Multi-Tasking?
Ø Performing two or more tasks at a time.
Ø Doing several tasks simultaneously and shifting from one task to another, from another to the third, and then to the first.
Ø Doing a lot of work one after the other.
By Nature, Our Mind Is Against Multi-Tasking.
Multi-tasking may seem like a big achievement but in reality, it is harmful to the mental health and performance of a person.
According to the website, www.verywellmind.com, “a person thinks that he has the ability to do many things at one time, but in fact, the human mind is not ready for it.” The fact is that repeated transitions from one job to another impair creative performance. People who focus on just one task at a time are more successful and give better results than multi-taskers.
The Human Mind Has an Eye to Focus on One Thing.
Just like our eyes that can focus on one point at one time, the same is the case with the human mind. You can say the human mind also has an eye, and this eye can only fully focus on one thing at a time. suppose
Ø You are sitting on a comfortable sofa in your drawing room writing an article.
Ø There is also a hot football match on TV.
Ø Your favorite pizza is on the table in front of you, making you hungrier.
Ø A message from your old friend also comes on the mobile phone lying next to you.
In this case, your mind is busy with four tasks. You are looking at the TV screen when there is a craving for pizza as well and you have also picked up your mobile phone to reply to a friend. What do you think, will you be able to write a good article? Absolutely not. Writing will not be as good as it would be in a quiet atmosphere.
Multi-tasking is also called the “silent killer” because it slowly kills the human ability.
Multi-Tasking Decreases productivity.
Research shows that “multitasking decreases our productivity by up to 40%.” Because shifting from one job to another at a time, then moving from there to the first, turns down the brain capacity to focus. The concentration level of the mind does not stay the same and as a result, the productivity of man is diminished.
Multi-tasking is a habit that makes your mind dull instead of sharp. In a study by the University of London, multi-tasking students participated in a mental exercise competition and the management was surprised to see that the results of multi-tasking students turned out very weak. They were looking tired and it was as if they hadn’t slept all night.
It is also a proven fact that the ratio of mistakes of a person working on different tasks at one time is much more than a person handling a single task at a time.
The Key Takeaway.
Be aware of the times when you’re multi-tasking. There’s a good chance you would possibly don’t even notice when you’re doing it. Doing one task at a time may help you become more productive and it’s going to make each task more enjoyable.
