When we try to multitask, we are not doing several things at once. We are merely distracting ourselves from the task at hand. Once lauded as the grail of productivity, multitasking fell further from ...

Stacey Hanke is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. and author of “Influence Redefined… Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.” "Everyone multitasks during meetings." "If I don’t multitask, I ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We have been told that multitasking is good for work productivity, but we intuitively know constant multitasking makes us stressed out.

The stereotype of the busy working mom divvying up her energy between kids, husband and housework is at least partially true, according to new research that finds that not only do mothers multitask ...

However, the large sample size and lack of gender difference seen in this study indicate that at least for the underlying cognitive processes tested here -- working memory updating, the engagement and ...

You probably spend many of your working hours multitasking–whether you realize it or not. From working with multiple tabs open (guilty), writing an email while talking to your colleagues on Slack ...

How many times have you been asked during a job interview, “Are you a good multitasker?” or “How do you juggle multiple tasks at once?” How often has your boss said that you need to multitask better ...

A professor of developmental psychology explains why our ability to multitask changes as we age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

If you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably know the feeling of trying to do too many things at once. You start an email, then remember ...