You might say browser tabs are the new litmus test for multitasking. The more tabs you have open, the more multitasking work you’re doing, and the less likely you ...

When it comes to business, many people rave about multi-tasking. It seems to make sense–everyone has so many things to do (and is so stuck for time) that doing several things at once works. But over ...

At Embedded World in Nuremberg, Germany, Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, Editor-in-Chief of Embedded.com, interviewed Gregor Zink, CEO, and Christoph Herzog, CTO of Tasking. The discussion focused on ...

(MoneyWatch) Juggling a lot at once these days? If you pride yourself on being a master of multi-tasking, you could be over-estimating how efficient you truly are. According to Dave Crenshaw, small ...

If, like many business owners, you keep your two eyes, two ears and two hands in perpetual motion – and expect your staff to function this way, too – it may be time to take stock of your history of ...

In my innovation and growth course at Columbia Business School, I note the productivity-destroying consequences of having people on too many projects at the same time, citing a study reported back in ...

In our modern world, distractions are not just occasional interruptions; they have become a constant, relentless force invading nearly every moment of our day. Whether it’s the endless buzz of ...

A whole new generation of multi-taskers is upon us. These young people know how to use cell phones, text messages, the Web, video games, IPods, and assorted other electronic gizmos, often at the same ...

Who says you can’t do two things at once and do them both well? A new study challenges the notion that multi-tasking causes one or both activities to suffer. In a study of older adults who completed ...

People who attempt many chores at a time are not being more productive, they just derive emotional satisfaction from it, says research. People who attempt many chores at a time are not being more ...