It doesn't quite read your mind, but the experimental Brainput device tracks brain activity to recognize when users are multitasking to offload work. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green ...

Brain scans show that simultaneously using smartphones, laptops, and tablets (all while watching TV, probably) may change the structure of your brain. Media multitaskers have lower gray-matter density ...

You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you’re ...

I love strange scientific studies. The fascination started with a research paper from the University of Cambridge in which scientists discovered that howler monkeys with smaller testes have larger ...

Put another way, you actually want your employees to think they’re multitasking. Here are four ways to promote the perception of multitasking among employees. 1. Clearly distinguish between ...

As I prepare lazily for my gym workout, I can't help but to notice a fair percentage of this cardio killing population that, while tackling their caloric goals, are engrossed in their handheld ...

Lauren Irwin-Szostak is the President and CEO of Business Processes Redefined, LLC and has over 30 years in the collections industry. In the fast-paced world of business, multitasking is a skill that ...

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

Switching between tasks comes naturally to some people, but if you have ADHD, it can feel like your mind is juggling a dozen ...

We've all heard it hundreds of times: to work efficiently we have to single task. No multitasking. And yet, we let it slip. We end up eating lunch in front of the TV with our laptop open. We browse ...

Anytime you’re hunkering down at work to wrap up projects on a tight deadline, chances are you’re in full-on multitasking mode. You may think it transforms you into a to-do-list-tackling machine, but ...