"Multitasking means screwing up several things at once," somebody once said, wrongly. In fact, we don't do many things at once, ever. We do many things in quick succession. And some of us are very ...

So why do so many of us still try to multitask? We’re too busy with too much to do and too little time to do it in. The temptation to accomplish multiple things at the same time is practically ...

Many people believe they are good at multitasking. Modern life often requires people to switch between several activities, such as answering messages while working, listening to music while studying, ...