We live in a world filled with distractions. Throughout the workday, 79% of workers report feeling distracted. Employees lose an estimated 720 hours a year because of workplace distractions. As a ...

It sounds impossible, but bringing awareness to daily chaos can actually reduce stress and limit symptom triggers. “Mindful multitasking” may sound like a contradiction in terms, especially if you ...

The “Boston Globe” Spotlight team had a 2015 article on Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) surgeons who schedule two operations at the same time. The article made it clear that MGH is not unique in ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...

I’m a full-time freelancer, which means I spend my days writing articles from my house. But once upon a time, I commuted to an office every day where I was bombarded with meetings, assignments, Slack ...