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

Cognitive control is the set of executive functions that underpins our ability to regulate thoughts and actions in line with internal goals, particularly in complex and dynamic environments. Task ...

Multitasking usually lowers productivity because most people are “task switching,” which creates a mental “switch cost” that slows processing and reduces accuracy. Switching between tasks strains ...