Today, objects are designed for convenience and time-saving, which means that they allow you to multi-task. Take macs for example, they are so nifty because all their windows can be open at the same time, which allows you to do multiple functions at once. Or the cup holder of your car, which allows you to drive and imbibe your favorite beverage at once. I was once also, an expert multi-tasker. I could listen to physics lecture with my ear while reading SAT prep-books with my eyes. I could write an essay while chatting on AIM and watching my favorite TV series (Boy Meets World on the Disney Channel).

The problem is that I have become a habitual multi-tasker. Most people would think that is great, but I want to break that illusion and convince you to give up your multi-tasking! The reason I could get away with multi-tasking is because I was always content with just “enough to get by”. I did whatever it took to get an A in the class, or a 1600 on the SAT, but I never really cared about the quality of my time investment. In college too, I still can manage to write my essays at the lat minute because all I really care about is the 4.0 on my GPA.

When you multi-task, you do all those tasks half-heartedly. I remember getting angry with my boyfriend for typing on AIM while talking to me on the phone. I wanted his whole attention, and I gave him mine. It’s funny how much more importance I attributed to my boyfriend than my own life. Just like driving while multi-tasking is unsafe, steering your life while multi-tasking is dangerous! There should be a traffic sign on the multi-tasking street that says: Warning! Vapid, yet mediocre enough to get by, life ahead! Avoid at all costs!

I find that when I devote all my attention to one task, I gain so much more productivity and happiness. I know that I am deliberately choosing to do that task, rather than having it be one on my list of many chores. Now, I can’t even write a blog while listening to music. No matter how small the task, devote yourself fully to it. I used to eat meals while doing homework. Now I can’t do that. No matter how busy I am, I have to make room for the 30 minutes it takes me to eat, sit down at the dining table with my classmates, and socialize about nothing related to my homework. Even wasting time, I have to do it deliberately, fully, and execute it well. People multi-task to save time, but I think you will find the opposite to be true.

Try giving up multi-tasking for one day, and let me know how it goes!

Mood: 5 exercised – too much work – chorus rehearsals – i’m a loser for skipping all my classes today – My Crush doesn’t like me

Physical tiredness: 7 even though its 3 am in the morning… hello insomnia. good thing is I have lots of work

Spiritual tiredness: 5 too stressed out to think about long term stuff