Study on the benefits of multitasking finds there are none

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 17:49 |

One of the most provocative findings about the way we use our attention at work comes from a recent study at Stanford University. The study investigated the benefits of multitasking – shifting the attention frequently between a few different tasks– and found that there are no benefits to multitasking.

There are a lot of downsides, though. To learn more, watch this video about the experiment:

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