Multitasking tends to get a bad rap, especially among cognitive psychologists and behavioral scientists.

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. We have been told that multitasking is good for work productivity, but we intuitively know constant multitasking makes us stressed out.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Does multitasking help us be more productive, or is it just stressing us out? Here's what experts say. (Getty Creative) (10'000 ...

If you can juggle more, faster, you must be performing well. The problem is that this belief feels productive—but it isn’t.

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...

Over 97% of people objectively lose productivity when switching context, even when subjectively believing they are handling it well.

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 ...

Does this describe you? While you are on a teleconference call you are writing up your quarterly report, checking your email, and texting your friend about where you are meeting for lunch. You would ...

Tablet multitasking is a game-changer, letting you do multiple tasks at once, making your productivity skyrocket ...

Stage Manager in iPadOS 26 adds resizable windows and app stages so you can switch tasks faster and keep work organized.

From checking emails while on a call to cooking dinner and helping with homework, we all operate through multitasking. But new research suggests that our ability to juggle multiple tasks isn't a ...