In our fast-paced society, multitasking is trending among young generations. The so-called Generation Z are known to have different skills and different careers that give them the name of “slash youth”. Nevertheless, I strongly disagree with this view and believe one is more likely to achieve success when focusing on one skill only. First and foremost, someone who tries to grasp more than one skill is easily distracted from what hey are doing and is less likely to master one specific skill. A scientific study done by Harvard University showed that given a certain amount of time, adults with similar IQ test results show a significant difference in both the time taken and the quality of their work when the only difference is whether they listened to music. If you cannot even finish work in high quality with distractions of music, then how are you ever going accomplish the same results dabbling in more than one skill area?
What is more, someone who has multiple skills bears more uncertainty about the future.With the decision of future paths being already pretty hard, the realist burden of actually getting a stable job stress the hardship further for those with several skills. Given a certain position, who is going to have a better chance at getting it, one who has specialized in this specific area for over a decade, or someone who only knows a little about it but has many other unrelated skills?
Last but not least, those with one skill and one skill only have the benefit of strong determination and high-intensity focus. If I grow up learning one thing and this particular thing is all I do for over a decade, surely I’ll be mastering this skill at high level at a relatively young age. Not to mention the future paths will be clear for me to see, that is I know more than those with multiple skill what I want with my life.

<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>In our fast-paced society, multitasking is trending among young generations. The so-called Generation Z are known to have different skills and different careers that give them the name of </span><span class=”s2″>“</span><span class=”s1″>slash youth</span><span class=”s2″>”</span><span class=”s1″>. Nevertheless, I strongly disagree with this view and believe one is more likely to achieve success when focusing on one skill only. First and foremost, someone who tries to grasp more than one skill is easily distracted from what hey are doing and is less likely to master one specific skill. A scientific study done by Harvard University showed that given a certain amount of time, adults with similar IQ test results show a significant difference in both the time taken and the quality of their work when the only difference is whether they listened to music. If you cannot even finish work in high quality with distractions of music, then how are you ever going accomplish the same results dabbling in more than one skill area?</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>What is more, someone who has multiple skills bears more uncertainty about the future.With the decision of future paths being already pretty hard, the realist burden of actually getting a stable job stress the hardship further for those with several skills. Given a certain position, who is going to have a better chance at getting it, one who has specialized in this specific area for over a decade, or someone who only knows a little about it but has many other unrelated skills?</span></p>
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Last but not least, those with one skill and one skill only have the benefit of strong determination and high-intensity focus. If I grow up learning one thing and this particular thing is all I do for over a decade, surely I’ll be mastering this skill at high level at a relatively young age. Not to mention the future paths will be clear for me to see, that is I know more than those with multiple skill what I want with my life.</span></p>