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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 ...

Multitasking is often seen as a superpower, but is it really effective? In this video, we break down when multitasking works, ...

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 ...

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 ...

On the surface, the concept of multitasking sounds dynamic and kind of cool—the word originated in the 1960s computer boom, after all, and retains its connotations of hyper-competency and ...

You’ve likely heard that multitasking is problematic, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. The researchers measured all subjects’ efficiency when ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most of the literature coming out of education circles these days fingers multitasking as contributing to lower achievement levels among students. The essential argument goes: you’re not really ...

We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while cooking dinner. In today's society, doing just one thing at a time seems downright luxurious, even ...

Apple’s latest iPadOS update is finally catching up to how people actually use tablets, turning the iPad into a far more ...