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.

It may feel like productivity, but research shows that multitasking often leads to slower performance and more errors.

While technology has given us tools to increase productivity and efficiency, it also introduced more distractions than ever. Multitasking often has been praised as a way to do more, but research has ...

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 ...

You might think you're good at multitasking but it's creating a drain on your brain! George Carroll, motivational speaker and author of "Adaptability is the New Change," joined us to share some of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The stereotype of the busy working mom divvying up her energy between kids, husband and housework is at least partially true, according to new research that finds that not only do mothers multitask ...

I think the word "multitasking" is used in different ways. For some true multitasking means being able to perform multiple tasks at the exact same time, a feat that is probably only achievable by that ...

When we try to multitask, we are not doing several things at once. We are merely distracting ourselves from the task at hand. Once lauded as the grail of productivity, multitasking fell further from ...