Multitasking may seem like a good way to get more done — but evidence suggests the opposite. Here’s the truth about multitasking, and what to do instead. Ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in ...

You’re reading Open Questions, Joshua Rothman’s weekly column exploring what it means to be human. This summer, I reread the novel “Aurora,” by Kim Stanley Robinson, a science-fiction writer whom I ...

We live in a world filled with buzzing notifications, tab overload, and constant demands for attention. Multitasking feels like a survival skill-juggling emails during Zoom calls or scrolling through ...

Screens vie for our attention everywhere now, and many of us struggle to keep our minds focused on one task at a time. Research shows that media multitasking, like texting while watching video shorts, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Have you ever wondered why some people breeze through their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Have you ever sat down to write a report, only to check ...