You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see what you can throw together for dinner. If this sounds familiar, you’re ...

It might feel like you’re getting a lot done, but this sort of chronic multitasking isn’t necessarily working in your favor. ...

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The modern world celebrates the multitasker. We praise those who can answer emails while on conference calls, scroll social media during TV shows, and text while walking. But behind this apparent ...

According to Very Well Mind, the significant cognitive costs of multitasking, revealing that our brains are not designed to efficiently handle multiple tasks at once. While many people believe that ...

Here's what you do. Stand up at your desk. Pat your head and rub your tummy (counter-clockwise, please.) Now sing "All You ...

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 ...

Although "multitasking" is a popular buzzword, research shows that only 2% of the population actually multitasks efficiently. Most of us just shift back and forth between different tasks, a process ...

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The evidence is increasingly clear: gaming has the potential to improve certain aspects of brain function, particularly when ...

Smart people tend to be annoyed by things average individuals do, all because of how their mind works. So, if these 11 ...

A walk without a goal. A meal without a screen. A moment of boredom without guilt. Small shifts, but big neurological payoffs.