Daily Archives: May 4, 2017

Why Multitasking Is a Bad Idea

This article originally appeared on Fortune.com.  Remembering every word of Abraham Lincoln’s historic Gettysburg Address is difficult. It’s even more challenging when you are dealing with distractions. At Fortune’s Brainstorm Health conference in San Diego on Tuesday, Time Inc.’s chief content officer and Fortune president Alan Murray tried to write the famous Civil War speech… Read More »

Here’s How You Can Tame Your Distracted Mind

This article originally appeared on Fortune.com.  How can you tame your distracted mind? It’s not easy these days, given that many of us have a smartphone—if not smartphones, plural—and the ability to be accessible, connected, and theoretically productive around-the-clock. According to Adam Gazzaley, a professor in neurology, physiology and psychiatry at the University of California-San… Read More »