Android’s multitasking story is finally catching up with the hardware it runs on, and the next wave of changes looks less ...

Some surprising ways multitasking can make you less—not more—efficient. June 18, 2013— -- intro: We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while ...

Does multitasking help us be more productive, or is it just stressing us out? Here's what experts say. (Getty Creative) The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great ...

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 frenzied pursuit of responding to everything leads to multitasking – and the resulting interruptions would have fit neatly into what Ralph Waldo Emerson called “emphatic trifles.” If you’ve heard ...

As a CEO, I know that one of the best things to come out of the past year is the accelerated acceptance of a hybrid work model. Employees have done a remarkable job balancing the typical distractions ...

Research shows that even brief mental blocks created by shifting between tasks can cost as much as 40% of someone’s productive time, the equivalent of dropping 10 IQ points from our cognitive ...

Two tasks using the same senses are harder than others, research finds. Aug. 13, 2012 — -- We humans like to think we're good at using our nimble brains to deal with two challenges at once. But ...

Despite it being a common stereotype, women are no better than men at multitasking, a study published Wednesday suggests. The study, published in the journal Plos One, found that while women tended to ...

Automakers have turned dashboards into glossy slabs of glass, inviting drivers to swipe, scroll and tap their way through ...

It’s an all-too-familiar scene in my house: I’m standing at the stove, stirring the mac and cheese while occasionally checking email or text messages on my phone. Meanwhile, my older daughter is at ...

As a small business owner, you might have financial constraints that limit your ability to fully staff your operation. However, you can focus your recruitment and selection strategy to identify ...