{"id":77,"date":"2020-05-07T09:36:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T13:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/online\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2020-09-01T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T13:42:27","slug":"multitasking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/online\/online-learning-resources\/multitasking\/","title":{"rendered":"The Science of Multitasking, and Why You Should Doodle in Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Davies teaches the popular Mysteries of Mind (CGSC 1001) course at Carleton. This article in <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-science-of-multitasking-and-why-you-should-doodle-in-class-101425\"><em>The Conversation<\/em><\/a> is about how multitasking is often impossible, but sometimes you should doodle in class:<\/p>\n<p>When somebody can juggle lots of things at the same time, we often say that they are good \u201cmultitaskers.\u201d All of us multitask once in a while.<\/p>\n<p>But psychologists have been warning us about it for decades.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/multitasking-2795003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Some say it\u2019s harmful to productivity<\/a>\u00a0and others say\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/ca\/blog\/creativity-without-borders\/201405\/the-myth-multitasking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">you can\u2019t do it at all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1518\/001872006776412135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">talking on the phone while driving makes your driving worse<\/a>, because you\u2019re distracted. (Laws allowing hands-free cellphone use are misguided;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1518\/001872006776412135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">distracted driving has nothing to do with whether you\u2019re using your hands or not.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>But there are other studies that suggest multitasking may have benefits. One study showed that talking on the phone during long, monotonous drives\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pdfs.semanticscholar.org\/57d4\/0f86b9f573fb192cbc1ac7ed844b1813fce3.pdf?_ga=2.93447261.1323657122.1598967275-2011833481.1588082040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">might help keep drivers alert<\/a>\u00a0and awake. And other studies show that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/acp.1561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">students sitting in a \u201cboring\u201d lecture may be better off doodling<\/a>, because the combination of activities keeps their minds occupied.<\/p>\n<p>Read the rest of this article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/the-science-of-multitasking-and-why-you-should-doodle-in-class-101425\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Conversation<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jim Davies teaches the popular Mysteries of Mind (CGSC 1001) course at Carleton. 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