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 ...

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 ...

"Multitasking means screwing up several things at once," somebody once said, wrongly. In fact, we don't do many things at once, ever. We do many things in quick succession. And some of us are very ...

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 ...

Many managers—perhaps you—feel really frustrated that their employees may be multitasking during videoconference meetings. In fact, when helping clients figure out their hybrid work policies, many ...

Switching between tasks comes naturally to some people, but if you have ADHD, it can feel like your mind is juggling a dozen things at once—whether you want it to or not. There’s a real difference ...

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

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 ...