Rosen cites studies that show that multitasking can have a number of negative effects—such as increasing stress and making learning less flexible—and that multitaskers have difficulty focusing attention on a single task and tend to be easily distracted, impatient, and bored. Think about whether your experience with multitasking confirms or contradicts these studies. Your instructor may ask you to post your thoughts on a class discussion board or to discuss them with other students in class. Use these questions to get started: