Multitasking at work can feel like a high-wire act as you constantly switch between screens, juggle multiple devices, and manage an endless stream of tasks. One moment you're replying to emails, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Task switching may be cutting your productivity by 40%. Here’s what the multitasking research says and the fix that actually works ...

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

Professional workdays are full, fast, and designed for productivity, not recovery. In Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index, 80% of global workers said they don’t have enough time or energy to do their ...

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Only 2.5% of people can genuinely handle two cognitively demanding tasks at once without measurable performance loss, according to research from the University of Utah. For everyone else, what feels ...

Task switching may be cutting your productivity by 40%. Here’s what the multitasking research says and the fix that actually works. AFP via Getty Images Only 2.5% of people can genuinely handle two ...