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THINKING CRITICALLY
What are some ways in which you multitask throughout the day? How does multitasking impact your awareness or affect the quality
of your work, if at all?
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Why study consciousness?
In a very real sense, to understand consciousness is to understand what it means to be who we are. Waking,
sleeping, dreaming, daydreaming, and other forms of conscious awareness make up the better part of the human
experience. Lack of sleep may increase the likelihood of diabetes, interfere with the onset of puberty changes,
decrease memory for learning, and increase weight gain. Drug use can affect consciousness as well, and not always
to our benefit. Clearly, an understanding of the workings of the conscious mind is important to both our mental
and our physical well-being.
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