CATW 5

          "A tremendous amount of evidece shows that the brain does better when it's performing tasks in sequence rather than all at once". This quote comes from Nancy Jones' article, "how to do one thing at a time". The article explains the benefits of single-tasking and the downsides of multitasking. Nancy implies that multitasking is a bad idea most of the time.      
         The brain does better when it's performing tasks in sequence rather than all at once. I find this to be true, because, when performing multiple tasks at once less care goes into each task and mistakes are made. For example driving while talking on a cell phone extremely dangerous. Driving an talking on the phone are two fairly simple tasks if you do them in sequence. When you combine two tasks they are harder to do. Therefore, multitasking usually does more harm than good.
          Multitasking does have it's downsides but if done correctly it will make you more productive. For example, when i wake up i like to make coffee and get ready at the same time on the stove then brushing my teeth until the water boils. Then i pour my coffee and take a shower while i wait for it to cool off. I think this is a good way  of multitasking.
          Overall, multitasking is something that you should try to avoid. As you can see there are a few ways to multitask to save time but most of the time it does more harm than good. Each task should be given individual attention and hendled carefully.