{"id":11675,"date":"2013-01-18T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2013-01-19T05:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=11675"},"modified":"2016-03-24T10:28:45","modified_gmt":"2016-03-24T18:28:45","slug":"multitasking-is-it-advisable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/multitasking-is-it-advisable\/","title":{"rendered":"Multitasking: Is It Advisable?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The \u201c40-hour week\u201d has been getting longer for years.\u00a0 The average American works 47.5 hours per week \u2013 and that\u2019s not even counting another 4.5 hours they spend catching up on extra work at home.\u00a0 These numbers are according to a study done by the National Sleep Foundation. No wonder, then, that we turn to things like multitasking in order to cheat the amount of time we have to spend at the office (or home office).<\/p>\n

But as our responsibilities have continued to grow and technology has made it easier and easier to stay in immediate contact 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, many experts have started asking questions about how effective multitasking really is. Does it truly allow you to get more done? And are we able to accomplish our work with the same level of quality?<\/p>\n

Look around a bit and you\u2019ll find that opinions vary. Some say multitasking is a godsend that keeps them from having a huge stack of work left to do at the end of the traditional work-day. Others argue that it doesn\u2019t actually let you do more because each individual task takes longer when you aren\u2019t able to focus your full attention on it.<\/p>\n

So, which point of view is right? As usual, both. There are appropriate situations when multitasking is necessary and other situations where it\u2019s just not the best route to take.\u00a0 This is exactly why we wanted to present our version of a pros and cons list to let you know when multitasking is likely to be the most helpful and effective, and when it might actually hamper achieving your goals.<\/p>\n

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