You might say browser tabs are the new litmus test for multitasking. The more tabs you have open, the more multitasking work you’re doing, and the less likely you ...

Follow these tips to be present in the moment and increase productivity You’ve got a smartwatch on your wrist, Siri in your palm, and emails notifications popping up on your computer screen all day ...

Give single-tasking a try.

Emerging in the 1980s, the early multi-tasking machine tools had limited machining center capability on a turning machine. Today, thousands of machines later, mindsets -- not machine capability -- can ...

(MoneyWatch) Juggling a lot at once these days? If you pride yourself on being a master of multi-tasking, you could be over-estimating how efficient you truly are. According to Dave Crenshaw, small ...

Unfortunately, the idea of multi-tasking has been so drilled into our heads that everyone thinks they can and should do this juggling act. A better approach is taking a triage strategy, tackling one ...

Think you’re good at multi-tasking? Feeling energized that you can whip through email messages while simultaneously listening to discussions on a conference call? You might not be as efficient as you ...

In my innovation and growth course at Columbia Business School, I note the productivity-destroying consequences of having people on too many projects at the same time, citing a study reported back in ...

Single-tasking has been a hallmark of mobile. But Facebook Home lets you chat in an overlaid drop-down window as you use Google, Yelp, Maps or any other app, bringing the productivity of the desktop ...