"Multitasking [is] from the mid-1960s meaning, the concurrent performance of several jobs by a computer," said Sokolowski. "So, the fact is it started with computers and kind of loosened and became ...

Joel Spolsky has written about this problem being a serious issue for computer programmers. So if multitasking is such a drain on productivity, why do so many of us do it? One issue is that ...

Some people suspect that a multitasking lifestyle has changed ... the most and 22 who multitasked least then took two computer-based tests, each completed while concentrating only on the task ...

Given the ever-growing array of digital distractions available, multitasking is more prevalent ... Step away from the computer, Cantor advised, take a walk to boost blood flow to your brain ...

Commercial companies have claimed for years that computer games can make the user ... to a precise cognitive deficit, in this case multitasking in older people, it can indeed be effective.