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 ...

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 ...

Electronic health record (EHR) systems were designed to enhance clinical decision-making, yet the way data is organized and displayed can create significant cognitive demands for physicians. This ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. As we celebrate International Stress Awareness Day on ...

There's a growing tension at the heart of AI adoption, and it's showing up in the data, in community forums, and in conversations I have with IT leaders every week. The promise of AI is as a ...

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 ...

How do you envision AI changing the day-to-day reality for healthcare providers and the broader care delivery system? AI, when providing actionable intelligence to enhance human expertise rather than ...

A few years ago I wrote about digital-induced amnesia—the erosion of memory that occurs as we outsource thinking to our devices. I later reflected on technostress, the strain that occurs as those ...

The triarchic model of cognitive load postulates three types of cognitive load—extraneous, intrinsic, and germane load. While various approaches have been proposed to measure the three types of ...