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.

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 ...

It's 7 p.m. You're e-mailing your boss, doing the dinner dishes, checking your 10-year-old's homework, and trying to calm your angry 3-year-old, who is screaming like a howler monkey. You'd like to ...

Many people believe themselves to be multitasking masters, but could it all be in their heads? Our brains weren’t built to multitask. Our brains are designed to focus on one thing at a time, and ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’ve likely heard that multitasking is problematic, but new studies show that it kills your performance and may even damage your brain.

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 ...

“Multitasking” has become a bad word. Most research says that our brains aren’t truly capable of focusing on multiple things at once, but that doesn’t mean multitasking is evil. If you want to ...

Stacey Hanke is founder of Stacey Hanke Inc. and author of “Influence Redefined… Be the Leader You Were Meant to Be, Monday to Monday®.” "Everyone multitasks during meetings." "If I don’t multitask, I ...

Space and time to focus our attention is what’s required for creativity, inspiration, invention, opportunity, competitive advantage, and ultimately growth. In my last column, I wrote about the fallacy ...