People who multitask feel like they're actually cutting down their own productivity.

Studies show that only 2% of people can actually multitask effectively.

Technology is encouraging more & more fruitless multitasking.

89% of people with smartphone use them at work and even though 45% of U.S. workers already believe they have to work on too many things at once. And on average, employees who use a computer for work: are distracted once every 10,5 minutes.

Studies show that students multitask while they learn, too:

• 62% of web pages students open on their laptops during class are unrelated to the subject.
• And on average, they generate 65 new screen windows per lecture.

Even when people are relaxing, the urge to multitask takes over: 

While average Americans watch TV:

• 42% -  browse the internet
• 29% -  talk on their phones
• 26% -  text or IM

Smartphones make it hard not to multitask:

When it comes to checking email or the Internet via smartphones:

• 67% -  will do so on a date
• 45% -  will at the movie theatre
• 33% -  will in church

You may feel like you're accomplishing more, but really...

Trying to focus on more than one thing causes a 40% drop in productivity.

• Students who do homework while Instant Messaging or texting are more likely to report academic impairment.
• Using a cell phone, handheld or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions: as much as having a BAC of .08%

Multitasking confuses your brain and slows things down: Concentrating on one task at a time will get the job done much faster.

Next time You're tempted  to multitask, just say NO!