While humans can improve their ability to switch between two tasks, monotasking–doing one thing at a time–is far more efficient. Although numerous studies tell us remote working boosts efficiency, ...

Locking myself in a room and annihilating my to-do list sounds like bliss, but as a business owner and human adult, that degree of freedom is unrealistic most days. Twenty thousand productivity ...

Multitasking, particularly on tasks that require attentiveness, can lead to more errors and mistakes. Additionally, while it seems you’re getting more done while multitasking, you may be taking longer ...

If, like many business owners, you keep your two eyes, two ears and two hands in perpetual motion – and expect your staff to function this way, too – it may be time to take stock of your history of ...

Multitasking performance stems from the speed of information exchange between inner and outer regions of the brain, according to new research in eNeuro. Doing two things at once courts disaster, as ...

You may have heard that multitasking is bad for you, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. Every time you multitask you aren’t just harming your ...

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 ...

My everyday workflow revolves around browser-based services, and a long-lasting tablet like the iPad is the perfect on-the-go device for me. In fact, I’ve documented my adventures with the iPad as my ...

Nicholas Carr's new book The Shallows argues that multitasking and Internet-fueled distraction are reducing our ability to focus on sophisticated linear arguments. This view has clearly struck a chord ...

New research has landed in a bid to debunk the age-old myth that women are better at multitasking than men. A team of researchers led by Dr Patricia Hirsch of Germany's Aachen University reached the ...

It may feel like productivity, but research shows that multitasking often leads to slower performance and more errors.