Cognitive control enables individuals to adapt their behaviour in response to changing environmental demands, playing a pivotal role in everyday functioning. Task switching, a core component of ...

There’s a reason your brain feels like a browser with 37 tabs open and a tiny fan whirring underneath. Constant pings, split screens, and mid-sentence pivots don’t make you faster — they splinter your ...

Forget multitasking — it's not actually something you should try to get better at, says one author and elite athlete coach. Research shows that we are living in a world of increasing demands with no ...

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

Are you constantly bombarded with emails, Slack messages, project updates, and urgent requests from your boss? Today, this is the norm for most of us. This rapid switch between activities, context ...

We live in a world filled with distractions. Throughout the workday, 79% of workers report feeling distracted. Employees lose an estimated 720 hours a year because of workplace distractions. As a ...

Do you credit your ability to multitask and switch between several tasks and apps throughout the workday as one of your best professional attributes? You could be doing yourself—and your employer—a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Curiosity expert improving engagement, innovation, and productivity. In today's always-on workplace, one of the most overlooked ...