Research shows that even brief mental blocks created by shifting between tasks can cost as much as 40% of someone’s productive time, the equivalent of dropping 10 IQ points from our cognitive ...

It might surprise you to know that I’m not perfect — it certainly shocked me! — and one of my objectionable behaviors is something I should be able to stop or, at the very least, control. So having ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Benjamin Laker is a university professor who writes about leadership We live in a world that glorifies “busyness”. The ability to ...