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 ...

If you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you probably know the feeling of trying to do too many things at once. You start an email, then remember ...

A person on multiple media devices. Chances are you’re guilty of “media multitasking”—and you might not even realize it. Media multitasking can take several forms, like using your phone during a ...

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An essential ingredient to negotiating successful deals is getting—and staying—in a flow state. When you stop multitasking and focus on every aspect of what’s going on in the negotiation, you will ...

I recently had the privilege of listening to Jennifer Zientz, director of programs at the Center for BrainHealth, discuss what we have agency over when managing our cognitive energy. Top of the list: ...