Busy working mom Erika Robinson is all too familiar with the multitasking world we live in. "We have to come home to think about what we gotta do for ourselves and what we gotta do for our children.

But while it might be a modern day necessity, experts are now saying the benefits of multitasking are a myth, arguing that not only is it an ineffective way to work, it’s also bad for our health.

Despite what we’ve been led to believe, multitasking isn’t the gold-standard of productivity – here’s why it’s time to give this harmful habit a rest. Brace yourself for an uncomfortable ...

It’s a piece of common knowledge, that MS-DOS wasn’t capable of multitasking. For that, the Microsoft-based PC user would have to wait for the 80386, and usable versions of Windows.

Many people try to be more effective by multi-tasking. They actually become less productive. You can be more effective by single-tasking with time-boxing and time-blocking.

IN today’s fast-paced world, we’re often told that multi-tasking is a valuable skill. We’re encouraged to juggle multiple tasks at once, believing it makes us more efficient and productive.

But the truth is, the concept of mental multi-tasking is largely a myth. And it’s one that can have a significant negative impact on our mental well-being, which is what this column is all about.