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 ...

Some surprising ways multitasking can make you less—not more—efficient. June 18, 2013— -- intro: We all do it: Texting while walking, sending emails during meetings, chatting on the phone while ...

It might feel like you’re getting a lot done, but this sort of chronic multitasking isn’t necessarily working in your favor. ...

During a conference call with the executive committee of a nonprofit board on which I sit, I decided to send an email to a client. Explore HBR HBR Store About HBR ...

It was last week, when I almost walked into a bollard, that I decided to stop multitasking. I was pushing the pram while doing an online food shop on my phone, and I narrowly avoided bashing my head ...