The article argues that "multitasking" is a myth, especially in a cockpit, and that individuals actually "serial-task" by rapidly switching their focus between different activities. Attempting to ...

Multitasking, such as taking notes while on the phone and replying to emails at the same time, involves handling multiple ...

Melinda French Gates believes in taking on tasks one at a time. During a Monday appearance for her new book, "The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward," French Gates responded to a ...

Only 2.5% of people can genuinely handle two cognitively demanding tasks at once without measurable performance loss, according to research from the University of Utah. For everyone else, what feels ...

When you think you’re multitasking—responding to emails while listening to a conference call while monitoring chat messages—your brain is actually rapidly switching between tasks rather than ...

Have you ever gotten good at the wrong thing? I think it might have happened to me. Yesterday, I read this article about the myth of multitasking -- how what we once thought of as skillful juggling is ...

A new Georgetown University study says multitasking can be improved with repetition, but only with certain tasks. Olivia Miles breaks Caitlin Clark's WNBA rookie record in stunning performance against ...

Multitasking has become a buzzword in our culture; it almost seems like a requirement for both parents and adolescents. In fact, most mothers say they spend about half of their waking hours doing two ...