And can anyone really be good at it? Our capacity to juggle several tasks at once is among the most important capabilities of ...

We live in a world filled with buzzing notifications, tab overload, and constant demands for attention. Multitasking feels like a survival skill-juggling emails during Zoom calls or scrolling through ...

Are you returning back to the office, and getting ready to show off your multitasking skills acquired while homeschooling and working from home? You may be surprised to learn that studies have ...

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

Columnist Dagmar Munn once kept busy with multitasking, but living with ALS has taught her the value of slowing down.

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 ...

Multitasking has gotten a bad rap. Decades of studies have been conducted that point out the many costs of multitasking and the negative outcomes it can have (see Multicosts of Multitasking for a ...

Nik Ershov is the founder of Waverox, a mind tracker and wellness app that helps you to gain productivity and combat stress. In a world where multitasking is often extolled as a valuable skill, the ...

When I started my career, I distinctly remember working at my desk and wistfully looking at managers who were in meetings for most of the day. Spending the day in meetings seemed like the perfect ...

LOS ANGELES — People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have greater difficulty multitasking are more likely to have more severe depression, according to findings that suggest interventions to treat ...