Cost of Multitasking
Multitasking is really task-switching — and every switch has a cost. A cognitive enhancement researcher separates the solid science of switch costs from the shaky claims of permanent focus damage, and shows how to switch less.
Working Memory: How It Works and How to Improve It
Working memory holds about four things at once. Here is what overloads it, which habits help, and what the evidence says on apps and supplements.
Deep Work: The Science of Sustained Focus and How to Protect It
Deep work is lost to switching, not lack of willpower. What the research says about interruptions, breaks and block length, and how to protect your focus.
