How much of your day do you spend trying to multitask? Chances are it's even more time than you think, but most of us are no good at it. In fact, attempting to multitask usually ends in a worse ...

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 ...

Welcome to the 32-hour day. Tallying each minute we multitask while working, commuting, relaxing, cooking, cleaning, exercising and staring at our various screens, our days now balloon out eight hours ...

A senior executive wedges the phone on her shoulder to chat while typing a meeting agenda. An email pings in and she flicks to it, one arm gesticulating to a colleague at the door. An image of ...

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

I’ve always thought of myself as a champion multitasker. I’m definitely in the top tier of being excellent at it – one study has found just 2.5 per cent of people can do it effectively. But I’ve also ...

So why do so many of us still try to multitask? We’re too busy with too much to do and too little time to do it in. The temptation to accomplish multiple things at the same time is practically ...

Attempting to multitask usually ends in a worse outcome and can negatively impact our mental health. Multi-tasking is bad for you. Here's what to do to stop it How much of your day do you spend trying ...