The human brain evolved to focus on one demanding task at a time while remaining alert to genuine threats in the environment.

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 ...

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

Are you one of those who, like many others, takes pride in texting during meetings, talking on the phone while driving, or folding laundry while watching television – and considers it a superhuman ...

Multitasking may give you the illusion that you’re getting more done. But it’s actually a poor tool for efficiency. Despite that — and after decades of ever-increasing expectations for productivity — ...

Attention spans have systematically shrunk across time. This is reflected in changes in how we consume media. In 1986, song intros for Billboard’s Top 100 averaged at 23 seconds before vocals began.

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 ...

In this modern world, children are surrounded by endless technology, including smartphones, tablets, video games, and other ...