Kirn's Multitasking

Kirn doesn't have one wasted word in his entire commentary. That is what is most impressive about this piece. It is obvious that he attained as much research as possible, while also sitting down, patiently, thinking of all the multi-tasking scenarios he could remember from his own life. This gives his position substance and a more personal feel. He could have just thrown research at us, but instead, he gives us real life instances in which he and other people try to do too many things at the same time.

His sarcasm is the second best thing. He mostly makes fun of society and himself, which makes his serious comments a bit more lighthearted than they would seem if they were taken out of the context of this commentary. His statistic about deaths and injuries caused by cell phone usage while driving is shocking and disconcerting. Fortunately, Kirn surrounds this and other depressing research by humor.

The commentary is structured in a way that exhausts the reader. I feel that because no words are wasted, the piece can be quickly read. He seemed to have made it read fast paced to reflect an ever-changing and never-slowing society. After I finished reading it, I told myself I would try every now and then to leave my computer in my room and the ice cream carton in the fridge while I'm watching TV. It'll be tough. Commercials are brutal and TV just makes me want to eat. The point is, reading Kirn's commentary did to me exactly what multitasking does to me - wears me out and leaves me yearning to just sit and stare into space while eating my ice cream. Or is that multitasking?