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.

Cognitive control in task switching and multitasking refers to the brain’s dynamic ability to reconfigure cognitive resources when alternating between concurrent tasks. This ability is crucial in ...

Unfair or pointless work tasks are driving more employees to mentally check out, turning to the internet to cope with stress, ...

ED Physicians Switch Tasks, Ward Physicians Multitask: Work Management Strategies Physicians in the emergency department are most likely to interrupt one task to perform another while ward doctors are ...

We live in a world filled with distractions. Throughout the workday, 79% of workers report feeling distracted. Employees lose ...

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 ...

Researchers in Japan have found that older participants have longer reaction times, slower decision times, and greater brain activation in the parts of the brain involved with inhibition and switching ...

Single-tasking boosts focus and enables deep work. But when you switch tasks, part of your attention might get left behind in the previous one.

Task switching should be the cornerstone of a modern UI, not something that is slapped on top of it as an afterthought. For me, most of the current UI´s handle it as an afterthought, including iOS, ...