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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 ...

Multitasking has become the new normal in today’s world. From handling emails while in meetings, typing messages while cooking dinner, to switching between tabs while writing, it is all considered a ...

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 ...

Columnist Dagmar Munn once kept busy with multitasking, but living with ALS has taught her the value of slowing down.

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That slacker who gets up and takes a leisurely stroll around the office every couple of hours might actually be more productive than you if you’re not doing it, too. And that multitasking you’re doing ...

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 ...

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 ...

Some people think that brain fog might mean we're losing our memory and get worried about dementia and Alzheimer's. But it might not be that at all. Back Professional Speaker and Executive Coach ...

If you can juggle more, faster, you must be performing well. The problem is that this belief feels productive—but it isn’t.