Does multitasking help us be more productive, or is it just stressing us out? Here's what experts say. (Getty Creative) The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great ...

As a CEO, I know that one of the best things to come out of the past year is the accelerated acceptance of a hybrid work model. Employees have done a remarkable job balancing the typical distractions ...

Right now, you might be reading this blog while cooking dinner, watching the news on TV, and riding a stationary bicycle. You’re trying to save time by doing multiple things at once. Truth is, you’re ...

You’ve likely heard that multitasking is problematic, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. The researchers measured all subjects’ efficiency when ...

You may think that you get more done by multitasking. However, according to psychologist Gerald Weinberg multitasking actually can kill your productivity by up to 80%. This means that while many ...

Two tasks using the same senses are harder than others, research finds. Aug. 13, 2012 — -- We humans like to think we're good at using our nimble brains to deal with two challenges at once. But ...

Most of the literature coming out of education circles these days fingers multitasking as contributing to lower achievement levels among students. The essential argument goes: you’re not really ...

Despite it being a common stereotype, women are no better than men at multitasking, a study published Wednesday suggests. The study, published in the journal Plos One, found that while women tended to ...

We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today's society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even ...

On the surface, the concept of multitasking sounds dynamic and kind of cool—the word originated in the 1960s computer boom, after all, and retains its connotations of hyper-competency and ...

Android’s multitasking story is finally catching up with the hardware it runs on, and the next wave of changes looks less like a tweak and more like a reset. Between new system features, aggressive ...

The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great idea to take that meeting from the car, or to have Real Housewives on “in the background” while you work, or to check ...