Multi-Tasking - Is it An Effective Time Management Strategy?

As you browse job postings in the newspaper or on the web, it is very evident that multi-tasking is a key time management competency required in today's work environment. It is implicitly or explicitly spelled out in job postings with phrases such as "Ability to prioritize workload, manage time efficiently and meet set deadlines", "highly organized, innovative, problem-solver", or "Strong organizational skills with ability to multitask". But is multi-tasking really an effective time management skill?

Multi-tasking as we know it today requires people to work on many things all at the same time. But there is a handful of people, myself included, who believe the demands of multi-tasking put undue and arguably unnecessary pressure on employees. This creates stressful work environments and will usually have a negative impact on performance. I believe that the problem with multi-tasking likes in the way it is defined and subsequently the way we attempt to execute it. MSN Encarta's online dictionary defines multi-tasking as "doing several things at once: to perform more than one task at the same time." But is that really humanly possible? As it turns out, there have been many research studies conducted by institutions such as Stanford University, University of Michigan, UCLA and many others into the human brain and its capability of handling multiple simultaneous assignments. The findings of these studies have astounded even the researchers, revealing that the human brain does not function optimally when taxed with multiple demands that must be addressed simultaneously. Allow me to clarify here - this does not mean that employees are incapable of managing multiple responsibilities. What the results of the studies suggest is that the brain prefers to focus on one thing at a time in a designated time period.

The 21st century workplace depends heavily on technology as the primary mode of communication. Everyone owns a company blackberry and it seems that the new expectations for productivity require employees to be connected around the clock. Additionally, social media networking is increasingly gaining popularity as a viable marketing tool for organizations. Employees in the modern workplace find themselves juggling emails, text messages, tweets and Facebook updates with traditional business activities like attending meetings, reviewing reports, balancing budgets and managing projects. Lots of reasons to warrant multi-tasking you say? Well let's take a closer look.

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International leadership coach and author David Rock wrote the book "Your Brain at Work" and tells his story through the very busy and demanding lives of Paul and Emily. Now I will not pretend to be a neurobiologist and begin discussing the composition and complexity of the human brain. But in order to understand and appreciate the brain's limitations, it is necessary to understand some basic facts about its composition and how it operates. Activities which require problem-solving and decision making skills activate a section of the brain called the prefrontal cortex. This is the section of the brain behind your forehead and it controls all of your conscious behaviors and interactions with your environment. According to David Rock's book, there are five key functions that make up the majority of our conscious thoughts: understanding, deciding, recalling, memorizing and inhibiting. Performing tasks such as problem-solving, communicating, reviewing reports, managing projects and others like these require the use of various combinations of these functions.

These activities rely exclusively on the prefrontal cortex and require a lot of energy for execution. Not surprisingly, through his analysis, he was able to point out what experts have known for a long time and research has corroborated - the human brain - even the smartest of them - is not wired neurologically to process more than one 'conscious' activity at the same time. The two points of focus here are conscious activity and at the same time. While we can manage several adjacent projects, the problems arise when we try to work on more than one project concurrently. Through storytelling he was able to show the effect of trying to do too many things at the same time and how quickly accuracy, competence and credibility begin to suffer. Studies into the phenomenon of 'dual -task interference' have consistently shown that for best performance and accuracy people should focus on one project or task at time. When they add a task that is considered 'imbedded' 'or auto-pilot' performance is somewhat impacted with a slight drop in accuracy. But when they try to juggle more than one high concentration task there is a significant drop in performance and accuracy. Yet despite these consistent finding, most organizations still require employees to engage in 'continuous partial attention' where one's attention is always split between high level tasks resulting in constant mental exhaustion, which, yep you guessed it, impacts the quality and accuracy of our work. Furthermore, these studies also revealed that when juggling more than one high intensity task, people end up taking more time to get it all done, so there is no time saving realized. Yet the facts about how our brains are wired to work remain constant:

- We can focus on only one conscious task at a time

- Switching between tasks uses energy; when we do this a lot we are prone to making mistakes

- Doing multiple conscious tasks at the same time will lead to decreased accuracy and/or performance

- The only way to do two mental tasks quickly and maintain a high accuracy level is to do them one at a time

And so, given the biological limitations of how much the brain can handle at one time, it is important that managers consider the impact on performance and therefore develop realistic expectations for themselves and their employees when it comes to multi-tasking. If we must multi-task there is wisdom in being selective about which activities will be paired together. While it is an expectation that employees are able to 'maximize their time' by working on more than one thing at a time, employees should be careful to pair their top level responsibilities with activities which they essentially can perform while on 'auto-pilot'. These tasks will be less demanding on our energy resources and they rely on a different part of the brain - leaving the prefrontal cortex free to better focus on the more complex task.

And so to better utilize our brain power it might be prudent for us to consider some of the ideas I'm presenting below:

1. Let's properly define multi-tasking for the workplace. From my perspective, multi-tasking in the workplace is much more complex than simply doing several things at the same time. It is a time management competency that requires the ability to prioritize in order to effectively handle the multiple projects on your plate. Multi-tasking is the ability to work smarter by determining when it is appropriate to focus on more than one task at a time. For example, you do not want to be responding to email requests while you are trying to balance your department's budget. But, you may be able to check those emails during your project update conference call as long as you're not a key presenter or even the note taker. Always exercise wisdom when pairing tasks, ensuring that you do not pair two high concentration tasks together. We will not be able to escape the responsibility of multiple projects, but we must exercise full control of our time in order be effective with the specific task at hand. See, the ultimate goal of multi-tasking should not be what volume of stuff can be completed in a short period of time. Instead it should be about efficiency in managing your time to do a good job fulfilling all of your responsibilities.

2. Put away the blackberry when you're in a meeting! This particular issue is a pet peeve of mine, and you may or may not agree with it. I always remember the way I was brought up and constantly hear my mother's voice saying "Stop doing 'that' and look at me when I'm talking to you!" Because 'everyone is doing it', it appears that distracted attendees are an expectation for meetings today. If that is the case, why have the meeting at all? Why not just send a summary of the points you want to address via email since everyone is always checking their emails anyway? Think about it. How many times have you called a meeting because you want to make sure everyone gets the same information at the same time, but the people who you really want to be engaged are only giving you a part of their attention? Then an hour after the meeting they send you an email asking you for information that was addressed and discussed at length during the meeting? See the truth is, while they thought they were doing a good job multi-tasking, they were really more focused on the other stuff they were doing, so they missed the good discussions. The bottom line for me is I don't want to be rude. Therefore just as much as we expect meeting leaders to come prepared to lead their meetings, by the same token we should be prepared to fully participate through listen and when appropriate contributing and giving feedback.

3. This next point is a weakness for me. It is the tendency to work through lunch. I am definitely guilty of this. Remember, the prefrontal cortex where all of our understanding, deciding, recalling, memorizing and inhibiting is done, uses a lot of energy. It's a good idea to take a break in the action and physically remove yourself from your work to concentrate on your meal. Mealtime is refueling time. Think about it. When you take your car to the gas station for a refill you don't leave the engine running while you fill up do you? There's good reason for that. I'm no car mechanic, but it's reasonable to assume that turning the engine off allows the car to be more receptive to fuel being injected and reduces the risk of major mishaps such as sparks from the engine connecting with fuel and causing an explosion! Likewise when refueling your body (and your brain), turn your engines off. Get your energy level back up so that you can function more effectively.

4. Lastly, learn to appreciate the use of the word NO. I've said this before and I really believe this. And so does David Rock. Studies have shown that the average employee spends about 2.5 hours each day dealing with distractions. And once distracted it takes about 25 minutes before you can refocus on your project. But the distraction isn't always external - such as your cube-neighbor's phone constantly ringing and he's not there to answer it, or from your good friend stopping by to say hello just as you were getting your flow with your work. The vast majority of distractions are internal - like thinking about hanging out with your buddies later and how much fun you will have, or what will you do for dinner tonight, or you're still tired from all the partying you did this past weekend. Learning to say NO to distractions, both internal and external, is a skill that can be learned but it requires an ability to focus. For internal distractions, David Rock describes the ability of putting on the breaks and nipping internal turmoil in the bud before the ideas have a chance to take root. Be forewarned though, you have about 0.2 seconds to make that happen! For external distractions be OK with pressing "send calls to voicemail" on your neighbor's phone; or ask your buddy to connect during lunch instead so you can stay focused. Additionally, sometimes for high performers the distraction comes in the form of additional projects and responsibilities. If your docket is full, don't be embarrassed to admit it. Taking on a new project when you're already stretched to your limits is not wise. If saying no is not an option, consider discussing expectations and priorities with your manager. What are the expectations and how realistic are they? What is most important to the business at this time? And what are the consequences if things begin falling through the cracks because you have too much to handle?

The reality is, if we are honest, we have to admit that multi-tasking as we have come to know it does not always benefit our business. We don't get more done in less time. It actually takes us longer to get things done right if the quality and accuracy of our work is important to us. Whenever we are rushed or pressured to get more things done faster there is a high likelihood that the quality and accuracy will be compromised. So the question we should be asking ourselves (and our managers) is: what's most important at this time - is it the amount of work we can get done in a finite amount of time, or is it the quality of our output? There is ample research that supports the fact that as quantity of work increases, quality of work decreases. We should therefore decide which one is most important to our businesses and to us - quantity or quality. Pick one 'cause it can't be both.

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Pimpernel Smith For The First Time On DVD, Starring Leslie Howard As Mister V

This storyline might sound somewhat familiar: a resourceful Professor of Archeology struggles against the growing might of pre-war Nazi Germany in a thrilling adventure with the future of the Western world on the line. He's got a very common last name, and is known for his daring bravado. But this isn't a blockbuster from Lucas and Spielberg - in fact, while it might have been the inspiration for the first Indiana Jones movie in 1981, this film came out in 1941!

Forty years before the release of the Raiders of the Lost Ark, English actor Leslie Howard released a movie he had produced and directed with his own funds, generated from his role in the Hollywood blockbuster Gone With The Wind(1939), in which he played the character that will always be associated with him: honor-bound intellectual Southern gentleman Ashley Wilkes.

Howard was passionate about the war effort, and was concerned with alerting a wider audience to the growing threat of Nazi Germany. Howard also desired to produce a film that would update his famous role as Sir Percy Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) from Revolutionary France to pre-World War II Europe. The result was an amazing feature film entitled Pimpernel Smith (1941), known as Mister V in the USA.

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Howard played the title role of Professor Horatio Smith, who uses his cover as an absent-minded professor of archeology to smuggle victims of persecution out of the Nazi state. During one such daring adventure, he is wounded, revealing his secret to his admiring students, who enthusiastically join him in his struggle. But things are complicated when one of his students brings a mysterious woman into their inner circle. Smith engages in a game of cat-and-mouse with his ruthless Nazi adversary who has been assigned to track him down.

The film is even credited with inspiring Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish humanitarian, who in 1942 attended a private screening of Howard's latest film with his sister Nina. 'On the way home,' his sister recalled, 'he told me this was the kind of thing he would like to do.' Wallenberg went on to mount a rescue operation in Budapest that, conservatively estimated, saved 15,000 Hungarian Jews from Hitler's gas chambers. It is doubtful whether any other movie has ever inspired an act of heroism on quite this scale.

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Have you ever dreamed of getting paid for playing video games? Well, if that's the case, you have come at the right place. With this opportunity, you will "work" (as if playing video games is work) with unreleased games about 4 hours a day, sometimes less, and you will get paid for that. It just doesn't get any better than this, especially if you are a gamer.

There are a lot of reasons for getting involved in such a program. First of all, you will be playing the latest video games before anyone else does. And not only that, but you will get paid to play those unreleased games, get free copies, access to cheat codes, level secrets, and other "bugs" that only game testers know about. Apart from that, the job is serious and you will receive some real world experience working with company departments and learn about the development, marketing, manufacturing, customer service and testing phases of each game.

Finding a program that is legitimate, pays-off and really does what it promises is not easy as there are a lot of imitators online these days. Beware that there are a lot of websites claiming that after you pay a given monthly subscription you will get paid to play games online, but at the end, everything turns out to be a lie. It takes time to land a job in the gaming industry, because of the competitiveness of the field. Some companies can take a month or more to reply, so usually memberships come with a 6+ month subscription, you get updates for 6-24 months, resources, and lots of other stuff.

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Instead of wasting your time doing a research on your own, you can simply pay a given fee and get the results in a few seconds. In that way, you will use the experience that others had to work hard to gain so that you don't have to go through the disappointments and effort of the others. Such websites that offer gamer testing jobs sell you a guide that will show you the sites that real people have used to find real jobs that pay for game testing. They have done the trail blazing for you, so that you can save your time.

You may be asking your self the logical question as of why would someone pay you to play video games? Well, the answer is quite reasonable. Nowadays, the gaming industry is bigger than ever before. This is a billion dollar business. Companies worldwide produce games on a daily basis and one thing is for sure - those games will have bugs in them, and if those bugs are not found this will result in millions of dollars of losses for that company. So, they need people like you, who can spot those problems and notify them. And also, remember that programmers are not necessarily gamers, thus they don't see things the way you do. They might develop a new game feature that they think it's cool, but from the gamer's perspective; it could be a total disaster. That's why they need your opinion.

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There are now sites on the Internet that allow you join as a member, and members get access to huge data-bases full of all the new release games, plus you can usually find all your old favourite retro games that you can also download and play on your Wii. Its not just games either with these sites you get access to download music movies and loads more goodies! To do all this you have to find the site you want to join, then pay a small one time membership ship fee- which is usually the cost of one game then you gain access to the members area where you can download games to your hearts content. There's no pay per download or any hidden costs after you've paid the small one time only membership fee.

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Pros and Cons of the Advancement in Technology

The new millennium has truly created a big mark and an impact to the lives of many people. This is the point wherein the world has become more advanced when it comes to the production of goods and services, the point where technology has brought convenience and ease of mind. Let us all face, without these newly developed technologies, life will sure be hard, tasks will not be completed with just a snap of the finger and things will have to be done manually.

Before, our ancestors have survived doing things on their own. But right now, it is doubtful that an individual can do his tasks with his own bare hands. It is simply amazing how our ancestors managed to live on their own but still, they have served as an inspiration to all of the people to never give up and to always strive hard to survive. Though there were no technologies before, they used natural resources to aid them with their activities of daily living. What they have discovered were just developed by the generations that have passed by. Their ideas were utilized well and have contributed towards the development of a better world.

The development especially the production of different high end technologies such as the cellular phones, televisions, computers, appliances, cars and a whole lot more is as fast as the effects of the most powerful stun gun. Developers or manufacturers are making more and more technologies every single day just to provide and meet the demands of all the people.

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But has the world become better with the breakthrough of technologies? It is hard to take sides but we will learn the different advantages and disadvantages that technology offered. One common disadvantage that we all have noticed or probably have already developed inside of us is that we have become so dependent on the different technologies. Things that can still be done with bare hands have been forgotten. What could have been easy to do by the self have been covered by being too dependent. It makes people lazy and this can affect the social aspect of an individual.

There are some countries that still belong to the third world country which means that the advancement of technology has not yet being introduced and thus greatly affects the growth of their economy as compared to those well developed countries. The academic performance of an individual may be affected as well due to the different forms of video games or online games.

If there are disadvantages, of course there are also advantages. One of the advantages that technology gave to this world is that it made things to be done efficiently and without any delay. Access to information is easy and even doing transactions can now be made possible with just a few clicks of the mouse. Shopping can also be done through the use of the internet. You can purchase a special form of self defense device like the stun guns online. When you say convenience, the different technologies can offer that to you.

It is really up to the individual as to how he will balance things. It is just important to always bear in mind not to be so dependent and if you think you can do the job, do it yourself. You might forget what you have learned if you depend so much on high end technologies right now.

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If you are the type of an online gamer who would usually buy Xbox 360 games, then you should be aware that the best way to save money is through the use of the download Xbox 360 games. By literally buying it from game to game would only demand hundreds or if not thousands of money from your pocket.

Luckily, there are different options on how you will download Xbox 360 games that are accessible in many sites on the Internet. These sites are said to have vast data bases with an entire Xbox 360 media. You will get limitless access to different downloads from music, TV programs, movies and online games. All of these available perks come with a small membership fee that is considered cost effective and easy on the pocket.

If you prefer to use torrent download sites, then you might come across with viruses and spyware on your computer. So, making use of this one is not the best option to take. If you want to download Xbox 360 games, there are dependable websites to choose from that caters to simple and easy step by step details on Xbox game downloads and your other preferred games.

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A good website is something that would be able to provide you with 24/7 online customer support. This will be very helpful especially when a problem take place as the game progresses.

Moreover, it is essential to take note that quality download sites require you to pay for a relatively small membership fee. This fee can be utilized to the fullest since it offers you unlimited downloads and updates.

Also, when choosing to download Xbox 360 games you have to consider that these sites are safe from any viruses and spyware. Carefully verify if you will need necessary tools for your preferred game and then burn it. This is the most efficient way of enjoying and playing your Xbox 360 without more ado.

There will be sites that would require you to pay monthly subscriptions or pay per download charges, keep away from these as it would only be a waste of money and resources. It would help if you try to make your own research and find out other good sites with lower fees and with good quality. To put simply, choose sites that only has an initial membership fee.

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Types of Mass Media

These days, there are already numerous types of Mass Media. This includes Audio recording and reproduction (records, tapes, cassettes, cartridges, CDs), Broadcasting Media (Radio, Television, Cable) Film (Cinema, DVDs), Digital Media (the Internet, Mobile Phones, Satellite), Publishing or the Print Media (Books, Newspapers, Magazines) and Video games.

The Audio recording and reproduction pertains to the various music and sound media. Back in the day, there are only basic kinds of audio equipments such as microphones, recording devices and loudspeakers. Then, it was followed by tape recorders, and the legendary vinyl LP record. The invention of compact cassettes as well as music cassettes paved the way to the groundbreaking and innovative form of music entertainment which is still used in this day and age by numerous music aficionados worldwide. Next, it was followed by Sony's Walkman which further advanced the degree of music entertainment spread. The invention of digital recording and compacts disc (CD) produces exceptional quality of sound reproduction. The most recent developments have been the digital audio/music players such as the MP3 player and Apple's i-Pod. Which allows you to download songs of your favorite artist/s in the Internet in a digital music format and subsequently upload it to your digital music player.

Broadcasting Media includes Radio, Television and Cable as modes of spreading out information to the mainstream. For many decades now, Radio and Television becomes a firm tool of communication and advertising. The constant development of mass media produced Cable TV though to a limited audience only mostly in cosmopolitan homes.

Types of Mass Media

Radio and Television delivers up-to-the-minute news programs and updates, commentaries and various entertainment shows such as music, talks, variety, and the like. While Cable TV is capable of showing soaps, movies, documentaries, sports, lifestyle, cartoons, videos and extra stuff that can entertain the viewers.

Film depicts, presents and demonstrates stories or tales of human emotions, lifestyle and exploits. Film is also called motion pictures (or just pictures and "picture"), the silver screen, the cinema, flicks and most commonly movies.

Internet is a powerful type of Mass Media. The world is now a global village because of the internet. You can now obtain countless up-to-date information and services worldwide and you can send up-to-the-minute messages in just a split second through electronic mail (e-mail), online chat, and browsing to loads of web pages and other documents.

Mobile phones are by now a global trend. Often called the seventh Mass Media. It is

Publishing or the Print Media is mundane to us for centuries now. It encompasses books, pamphlets, newspapers, magazines.

Video games are the favorite pastime of people nowadays, young and old alike. Actually, there are various types of games: the Computer game or the PC game which is played on a personal computer, the Console game which is played with the use of a device and a standard television set, Arcade game which is usually played in establishments such as in Internet Cafes, Gaming Centers, and the like where pay to play or play per use is carried out. And the Video game which is can also be played in mobile phone, PDAs, and advanced calculators.

Those were the different types of Mass Media in this 21st century, the global generation era where digital globalization is taking place perpetually, and the forms of Mass Media is increasingly widespread and expectantly procreating.

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