“Multitasking appeals to many people because it creates the illusion of efficiency and control in a fast-paced, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership We live in a world that glorifies “busyness”. The ability to ...

The modern world celebrates the multitasker. We praise those who can answer emails while on conference calls, scroll social media during TV shows, and text while walking. But behind this apparent ...

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

Nik Ershov is the founder of Waverox, a mind tracker and wellness app that helps you to gain productivity and combat stress. In a world where multitasking is often extolled as a valuable skill, the ...

In this digitally driven world, employers often seek employees who can multitask because they believe it can increase productivity and efficiency in the workplace. While multitasking may seem like a ...

Our ability to do things well suffers when we try to complete several tasks at once, but a series of experiments suggests that merely believing that we're multitasking may boost our performance by ...

Having established in my last post that what most people call multitasking is not the most productive and efficient way to work, the next question I want to address is how to effectively engage in ...