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In a world that rewards speed, slowing down and focusing on one task at a time may be the real cognitive advantage.

I wake up each day with manic dread about how I'm going to fill the hours, what I'm going to do that I can label as "productive," some skill I can hone, some task I can accomplish, some small dollar ...

As I prepare lazily for my gym workout, I can't help but to notice a fair percentage of this cardio killing population that, while tackling their caloric goals, are engrossed in their handheld ...

When I was 19 years old, I used to keep myself busy for about 15 hours a day. I woke up at 5 AM for rowing practice, went to class, studied, worked two jobs, and made time for recreational activities.

According to a study by Dr. Glenn Wilson, from the Institute of Psychiatry at the University of London, electronic multitasking (ringing telephones, email dings etc.) lowers IQ by ten points–more than ...

Multitasking is something we all do. You may even be doing it now. Since the word first emerged in the 1960s, it has gradually rose to prominence, especially as the computer age gave us ever more ...

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 ...