Now that we have our data, what does any of this mean? Well, all this data shows us that most people do believe that it is possible to multitask for a variety of reasons. It is convenient for people to multitask so people like to believe that it is possible.  You can get more stuff done in one-day multitasking then if you did not multitask. But as we have learned, the brain actually can not multitask. The brain just switches from one task to another quickly. Even when you see the mom with the “eyes in the back of her head”. She can both talk to someone and yell at her 4-year-old for touching something he is not supposed to at the same time. It seems like a fantastic feat of multitasking, but in reality, the brain realizes the kid is not where he should be, then switches to find him quickly, understands the situation, deals with the situation then switches back to the conversation all in the blink of an eye. The same is with college kids and doing homework. We will focus on one assignment, then switch back to another, then back to the previous one. The brain does not focus on both at the same time. It can’t do math and write an essay all at once. It can’t watch tv and write an essay at the same time. Have you ever tried to text and have a conversation at the same time? You end up writing what you are talking about in the conversation and not responding to the text. The brain can not do two things at once but it is good at switching from task to task. To help gather and read our data we were able to make pie charts showing different things. The two you see here show what percent of students multitask, and what percent of students feel like they multitasked successfully.