We live in a world filled with distractions. Throughout the workday, 79% of workers report feeling distracted. Employees lose an estimated 720 hours a year because of workplace distractions. As a ...

Multitasking gets blamed for almost everything modern work has broken. Burnout, brain fog, and that constant feeling of being busy while finishing nothing that actually matters. But multitasking ...

You’ve been told that multitasking is a bad idea. Articles and essays appear every day telling you why multitasking is dangerous, makes things take longer, tires out your brain, reduces the quality of ...

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. Every time you multitask you aren’t just harming your ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Multitasking at work can feel like a high-wire act as you constantly switch between screens, juggle multiple devices, and manage an endless ...

This past week, Steve Chawkins of the LA Times wrote an article on the life and death of Dr. Clifford Nass, a Stanford professor who was one of the first educators to warn of "the dangers of chronic ...