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 ...

Multitasking has become a common habit for many of us. Many times it seems like the only option to manage everything in this ...

According to Very Well Mind, the significant cognitive costs of multitasking, revealing that our brains are not designed to efficiently handle multiple tasks at once. While many people believe that ...

The modern world celebrates the multitasker. We praise those who can answer emails while on conference calls, scroll social media during TV shows, and text while walking. But behind this apparent ...

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 ...

Imagine a mind that can juggle multiple tasks seamlessly, solving complex math problems while translating languages—all at once and without missing a beat. Today, it’s becoming clear that artificial ...

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 ...

Male designer looking stressed while working on his computer in the office. [Courtesy/GettyImages] We live in a world of endless tabs, tweets, reels, and series. Each scroll feels rewarding, but your ...

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A group of American researchershave developed Brainput -- pronounced brain-put, not bra-input -- a system that can detect when your brain is busy, and offload some of your workload to a computer.

Distractions are everywhere. Emails pop up while you try to finish a task. You remember that your taxes are due soon, but you are busy trying to meet a deadline. It often feels like we should be doing ...