Does multitasking help us be more productive, or is it just stressing us out? Here's what experts say. (Getty Creative) The allure of multitasking is hard to ignore. Of course it sounds like a great ...

Android’s multitasking story is finally catching up with the hardware it runs on, and the next wave of changes looks less like a tweak and more like a reset. Between new system features, aggressive ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership We live in a world that glorifies “busyness”. The ability to ...

The frenzied pursuit of responding to everything leads to multitasking – and the resulting interruptions would have fit neatly into what Ralph Waldo Emerson called “emphatic trifles.” If you’ve heard ...

As a university professor, I've had the opportunity to view lectures from multiple vantage points. From the front of the room you see a sea of students — some attentive, a handful asleep and a good ...

Apple’s latest iPadOS update is finally catching up to how people actually use tablets, turning the iPad into a far more capable multitasking machine instead of a single‑app slab. With iPadOS 26.2, ...

We all do it. The question is how. By Daniel T. Willingham Mr. Willingham is a psychologist at the University of Virginia. Not only do smartphones provide unprecedented access to information, they ...

Living rooms, dens, kitchens, even bedrooms: Investigators followed students into the spaces where homework gets done. Pens poised over their “study observation forms,” the observers watched intently ...

Multitasking nowadays with the daily hustle may seem the best way to stay productive. But is it the only solution? Expert shares how it can be draining as well. With so much happening around us, ...

Multitasking can seem like an advantage, especially in the business world, but constantly performing several tasks at once can lead to a drop in productivity. The disadvantages of multitasking take ...

When WWDC arrives next month, all eyes will undoubtedly be on the rumored iOS 19 redesign that’s coming. But there’s another feature reportedly in the works that could make a big impact, not only this ...