In the article entitled “Is multitasking more effective? Researchers measured multitasking productivity by asking groups of participants to switch between different tasks of varying complexity. The study showed that there was a clear loss of time when participants had to mentally switch to the other task, and it was also revealed that there was a greater loss of time when participants had to "switch between more complex tasks… which were relatively unknown” (1). Multitasking is supposed to save time, but the initial action of simply switching between two tasks has been shown to be counterproductive in itself when the tasks performed are moderately difficult. Some attempts at multitasking “may actually take more time in the end” than simply completing each individual task separately (2). Performing difficult tasks while multitasking not only negatively affects the time spent trying to accomplish multiple tasks simultaneously, but also affects the productivity and learning aspect of completing a task. In the article “Taking on Multitasking”, author Jérôme Rekart explains how “dividing attention through multitasking hinders learning and performance in the short term and… in the long term, in memory and retention” (1 ). Multitasking with respect to performing cognitive tasks, which require more of an intellectual process, is therefore not recommended for specific tasks that are not.