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, ...

In this digitally driven world, employers often seek employees who can multitask because they believe it can increase productivity and efficiency in the workplace. While multitasking may seem like a ...

Multitasking isn’t always a bad choice, here are a few times where if you multitask, you’re likely to be more effective. Sometimes multitasking is about the worst thing you can do: For example ...

Rachel Feintzeig’s “Lies We Tell Ourselves About Multitasking” (Personal Journal, May 8) makes me wonder about my profession. I was a simultaneous interpreter at the United Nations for 55 years. The ...

Companies still romanticize the idea of multitasking. Phrases like “jack of all trades,” “juggling act” and “Renaissance man” all imply that the ability to multitask is something to be relished or ...