The Power of Multi-Tasking

Oh multi-tasking, with it, it can complicate things and distract us, without it, we could loose valuable time. I think that the word--multi-tasking--is directly related to teenagers, though not jsut teenagers. As a teen, we do this ALL the time. We can even do it with out thinking about it. Like right now for example...I am listening to music while I write my blog. It is the matter of putting two tasks together and doing them at the same time.
A common one is doing other things while doing your homework. I listen to music, talk, watch T.V., and text. In my mind, I have to multi-task, I have to get things done, and in most cases, the quickest way possible. Period. End of story. Sometimes I have to do two subjects at one time. I study and clean my room, all sorts of things, just so that I can move on to the next item on my list. Students multi-task all the time during school, like when the teacher is lecturing/giving notes, we take notes. We are listening, writing, AND retaining all at the same time. I think that our minds just get in the habit of doing multiple things at once and can, therefore, take on more things.
Now, for the question on how good of a multi-tasker I am...well, that varies. It depends on the situation. Somethings I can do at the same time, while others are extremely difficult. I do not like worrying about taking notes and listening because I am so worried about getting all the words from the PowerPoint, that I am not really paying attention to what the teacher is saying. I like to be able to focus on the teacher and listen to the examples he/she gives us. Notes help, but writing fast, and listening to someone talk is doable, but somewhat hard. Overall, it really does depend heavily on the situation that I am in, but multi-tasking is very important.