Yes, you read that right. Stop multitasking and be MORE productive. In this day and age with multiple monitors, computers and laptops, phones, and all kinds of different devices, it is easy to multitask. But…. While you are multitasking are you actually being more productive? There is a good amount of research on this topic, and the answer is no, you can actually be more productive by handling one task at a time. Here are some of the reasons why multitasking is not all that it is cracked up to be: 1. You are not actually as good at multitasking as you think you are. A 2013 university of Utah study focused on people who use their cell phone while driving, the study found that the people who scored highest on multitasking tests do not actually frequently engage in simultaneous driving and cell phone use, probably because they can better focus on an item at a time. Those who do talk and drive regularly (those who ranked themselves as good at multitasking), actually scored poorer on the tests. 2. You are actually only able to do one item at a time. Think about it, if you are multitasking, for example, [...]