Multitasking

Is multitasking really bad for you?

Naomi de la Torre — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700

Anyone who is a parent of small children knows that you can't get through a single hour, much less an entire day, without multitasking. But according to recent studies, multitasking can be bad for our brains and our health. Are we really putting ourselves in jeopardy by trying to juggle too many balls at once?

Multi-tasking for new moms

Kat Hobza — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:59:00 -0700

If you are about to have a baby, you may worry about how you’re going to accomplish all that you are expected to accomplish now, but with a newborn! It is a common fear of new moms. Fear not! Women are inherent multi-taskers. We can not only perform several tasks at once, some of us make it look easy. Here are a few tips to get you started:

Teaching teens to be safe drivers

Abbi Perets — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 09:10:00 -0700

We'd love it if our kids would do only what we tell them to do, but the reality is that they're much more likely to do what we do. And when it comes to driving, a new study shows we're not setting a good example. Is your behavior upping your teen driver's risk of an accident?

Smart nutrition tips for the multi-tasking woman

Mindy Whitacre, CN — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:20:00 -0800

If your busy lifestyle leads to less-than-desirable diet choices, you aren’t alone. Research demonstrates that women who are too busy to focus on their diets are more likely to succumb to impulse eating and spontaneous food purchasing. This leads to a higher risk of obesity. To give you a healthy start for the New Year, here are the ABC's of smart nutrition for the multi-tasking woman.

21 Ways for women to become better multitaskers

Suzi Milovanovic — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:16:00 -0700

Studies have shown that a woman is wired to handle multiple tasks at one time, whether she fills the role of Mom, working professional, athlete, student or any of the other limitless titles we take. How do you become better at multitasking? Follow these 21 tips.