A landmark study suggests that this daily habit may reshape how your mind activates.

I write a lot about productivity, which means I also read a lot about it. Over the last few months, I've noticed an uptick in people discussing something called "cognitive overload," citing it as a ...

Dr Paul McNamara reflects on how unsustainable cognitive overload is pushing GPs to redesign the tools they rely on to do ...

Wondering why you walked into a room? Feeling less effective at work? Overwhelmed with household tasks? Forgetting appointments? Do you have cloudy thinking or a sluggish thought process? Struggling ...

Closing your eyes during conversations isn't odd; it's a cognitive tool. Psychologists reveal this brief act reduces mental ...

On its own, cognitive overload in lawyers may seem to be an inalienable part of working in a law firm. But when examined more closely, cognitive overload should be a cause for concern for both lawyers ...

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death behind heart disease and cancer in the U.S., and more than a quarter of a million occur each year. Communication problems are the most common root ...