Causes of Distraction
All human behavior is cued by either external or interal triggers.
The cues that we get from our environment like dings or pings are external triggers. These prompt us to check our emails or answer a text.
Internal triggers are cues that we get from within ourselves, like when we're hungry we feel the need to get something to eat.
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