How much of your day do you spend trying to multitask? Chances are it's even more time than you think, but most of us are no good at it. In fact, attempting to multitask usually ends in a worse ...
Research shows that even brief mental blocks created by shifting between tasks can cost as much as 40% of someone’s productive time, the equivalent of dropping 10 IQ points from our cognitive ...
Ben Slater is Sales & Marketing Director at Seed, a platform that applies marketing automation and data science to hiring. Follow @BenJHSlater. This post first appeared on the Seed Jobs blog. How many ...
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, ...
You may have heard that multitasking is bad for you, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain. Every time you multitask you aren’t just harming your ...
Research is clear that multitasking significantly undermines career progress despite its popularity in modern workplaces. But why does multitasking harm workplace productivity? And how can you ...
I’ve always thought of myself as a champion multitasker. I’m definitely in the top tier of being excellent at it – one study has found just 2.5 per cent of people can do it effectively. But I’ve also ...
Attempting to multitask usually ends in a worse outcome and can negatively impact our mental health. Multi-tasking is bad for you. Here's what to do to stop it How much of your day do you spend trying ...