Multi-tasking: time saver or time waster? You've got a big conference coming up, so you double-up on tasks, and why not: Multitasking is promoted as an efficient way to meet the complex demands of our modern society and accomplish more in the same amount of time. But is it really?

Have you ever attempted to work on a document while cruising the Internet or talking on the phone? You don't accomplish much, and time mysteriously disappears.