Only 2.5% of people can genuinely multitask. Here's what the science says about switch costs and how to get your focus back.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Melinda French Gates said she tends to focus on one task at a time to avoid mistakes. She said multitasking is a myth and led to ...

The article argues that "multitasking" in complex environments like an airplane cockpit is a myth; pilots actually "serial-task," rapidly switching focus between individual tasks. Attempting to cram ...

Only 2.5% of people can genuinely multitask. Here's what science says it's costing everyone else and how to get that focus ...

Confident you can multitask? Research shows the most certain people are usually worst at it. Here’s what brain science ...

Have you ever gotten good at the wrong thing? I think it might have happened to me. Yesterday, I read this article about the myth of multitasking -- how what we once thought of as skillful juggling is ...

When you think you’re multitasking—responding to emails while listening to a conference call while monitoring chat messages—your brain is actually rapidly switching between tasks rather than ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Multitasking often reduces productivity Focused work with strategic breaks can boost efficiency and meet deadlines Prioritizing clear ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You’re reheating your coffee for the third time, half-listening to a conference call and taking inventory of your fridge to see ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Melinda French Gates believes in taking on tasks one at a time. During a Monday appearance for her new ...

Sometimes my head hurts. Usually it's precipitated by a period of time when I'm in a state of multi-tasking chaos. I come to that state quite naturally. Those of you who know me know that I'm the ...