When we try to multitask, we are not doing several things at once. We are merely distracting ourselves from the task at hand. Once lauded as the grail of productivity, multitasking fell further from ...

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 ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. 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.

Our brains can only think about one thing at a time, so when we multitask, we're not actually doing it all at once. Since our brains are programmed to have a single focus, that's what we're really ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We have been told that multitasking is good for work productivity, but we intuitively know constant multitasking makes us stressed out.

The stereotype of the busy working mom divvying up her energy between kids, husband and housework is at least partially true, according to new research that finds that not only do mothers multitask ...

Stacey Hanke is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. and author of “Influence Redefined… Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.” "Everyone multitasks during meetings." "If I don’t multitask, I ...

Many of you know the science behind why multitasking is not only a mental impossibility but even bad for you. It’s still hard to break the habit of thinking you are better off for trying, so here are ...

A professor of developmental psychology explains why our ability to multitask changes as we age. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

The High Costs of Multitasking for You and Your Kids Source: Quasar/Wikimedia Commons Do your kids try to multitask during homework? If so, you all probably suffer the consequences of their inadequate ...