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Dec 26, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jon LaPook

Busy working mom Erika Robinson is all too familiar with the multitasking world we live in. "We have to come home to think about what we gotta do for ourselves and what we gotta do for our children. Cook,get the clothes ready, make sure they do their homework," Robinson told CBS News. While busy lives have many of us juggling multiple tasks at once, are we really multitasking? Writer and consultant Linda Stone has done years of research on the topic and has found humans aren't great at it.

Nov 3, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jon LaPook

Let's face it: this presidential campaign is not gonna win any awards for civility. Policy proposals aside, there's been name-calling, vulgarity, and plain old meanness. And at times, it can seem like the rudeness of our politics has infected our personal interactions as well. How did we get here? And, on the eve of this election, what can we do about it? Well, to start, consider something simple: tone of voice. No, this is not a panacea for all our social and political ills.

Oct 6, 2024 | msn.com | Jon LaPook

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Oct 6, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jon LaPook

Broadway's "Left on Tenth": Cancer and second chances Writer Delia Ephron, famous for rom-coms like "You've Got Mail," knows how to dream up a fairy-tale storyline. But Ephron's Broadway debut later this month comes directly from the pages of her life. Ephron has written about intimate things before, but now it is her own life that is on the stage for everyone to see. She said it was not easy, "because I am basically introverted."But she sure makes it look easy.

Sep 30, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Jon LaPook |Leigh Ann Winick

Spotlight on hospice as Jimmy Carter turns 100 This past spring, Joan Prum's advanced age and increasing frailty ushered in a new reality when she became a hospice patient. "I thought that unless you were really infirm and bedridden, you wouldn't be a candidate for hospice, but it turns out not to be true," Prum said. Healthcare teams provide comfort to hospice patients expected to live no longer than six months.