You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you’re ...

“Multitasking appeals to many people because it creates the illusion of efficiency and control in a fast-paced, overstimulated world,” says Cashuna Huddleston, PhD, psychologist at New Way ...

According to Very Well Mind, the significant cognitive costs of multitasking, revealing that our brains are not designed to efficiently handle multiple tasks at once. While many people believe that ...

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 ...

Although "multitasking" is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process ...

We live in a world that celebrates being busy. People wear “multitasking” like a badge of honor, studying while texting, ...

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

Men's brains are compartmentalized and specialized. This limits their ability to multitask, but it also helps them focus on ...

Distractions are everywhere. Emails pop up while you try to finish a task. You remember that your taxes are due soon, but you are busy trying to meet a deadline. It often feels like we should be doing ...

The evidence is increasingly clear: gaming has the potential to improve certain aspects of brain function, particularly when ...