Although there is controversy over whether multitasking is possible or whether it saves time or increases productivity, people continue to attempt to multitask. In a survey I conducted of ten people, all ten people said they multitask; however, not everyone agreed on whether it saved them time or made them more productive. Interestingly, one person said they multitask all the time, but said it doesn't work at all, doesn't save them time or make them more productive. Another person who said he multitasks suggested it makes him more productive, but he couldn't think of an example of when he multitasks. Three people even put limits on the number of tasks or time you have to determine when multitasking can make you more productive or save you time. According to the American Psychological Association (APA) article "Multitasking: Switching Costs," however, multitasking makes you less productive because your brain switches relatively slowly from one task to another. The reason behind this difference of opinion could be the different definition of multitasking. There are many conflicting ideas about what multitasking is and whether or not it is feasible. According to a survey of ten people, multitasking can generally be defined as doing several things at the same time. However, one person defined multitasking as “being able to focus and work on more than one assignment.” This definition brings up the word “concentration”, which could change the meaning of multitasking. Adding the word "concentration" could apply the APA idea that the brain shifts focus to focus on one task at a time, but quickly switches between tasks for a short period of time. time. This can be seen when someone...... middle of paper ......lis thinks that multitasking can save time because the brain splits into two to work on two different tasks at the time. Respondents who say they multitask daily even have varying opinions on multitasking. Hayles believes we should change teaching methods based on the assumption that most students need to multitask to maintain concentration. However, there are conflicting studies as to whether multitasking is helpful or a burden. With this in mind, it's difficult to take action on multitasking until there is more evidence that leans one way over the other as to whether or not multitasking can benefit us. Thus, more studies need to be conducted on real-world situations to determine whether multitasking is beneficial or not, and there also needs to be a more robust definition of what multitasking is in order to determine whether it is beneficial or not..