Do you feel like your energy disappears every time you switch from one task to another? Task switching can leave you feeling drained, unfocused, and worn out, especially if you’re neurodivergent.

Digital distractions are vying for people’s focus, but our underlying capacity to pay attention seems to be undiminished.

That constant tab-switching habit might be doing more harm to your brain than you think. We’ve all been there – responding to emails while joining a Zoom call, scrolling social media during a TV show, ...

These three habits might look like distractions, yet psychological research suggests that they’re far closer to real ...

Switching between tasks comes naturally to some people, but if you have ADHD, it can feel like your mind is juggling a dozen things at once—whether you want it to or not. There’s a real difference ...

We pride ourselves on doing more in less time, juggling emails, decisions, and deadlines as if productivity were a ...

A new study from Monash University reveals that adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) experience brief sleep-like brain activity during the day ...

Does this describe you? While you are on a teleconference call you are writing up your quarterly report, checking your email, and texting your friend about where you are meeting for lunch. You would ...

"Modern work environments are fast-paced, and employers value employees who can manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Learning to manage your time and be productive by multitasking is a great skill ...

The left figure illustrates the hypothalamus, a region responsible for encoding the switch between survival-related behaviors, along with its connected regions during the switching process. The right ...