Ever wondered why, at the end of your work day, you feel like you've accomplished nothing, even though you performed so many tasks in one day? It's a common reality that many professionals experience, ...

Are you an expert in multitasking? Do you regularly track multiple things? Do you drive with your cell phone or study with the TV on? Can we get good at multitasking? Multitaskers and People Who Focus ...

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 ...

Before coming to academe, I worked in a research institute studying information technology. Looking back, the pace seems almost luxurious as I was able to concentrate on a single project at a time.

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...