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“This means there might be some truth to the old trope that women are better at multitasking. But don’t fool yourself: the percentage of supertaskers who can multitask without sacrificing mood and performance points is tiny. “
Multitasking takes a lot of resources. However, straining to resist distractions can use up resources. Self-control is a skill that is needed at this moment. Self-control is like a muscle; using it too often eventually becomes too weak to function.
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What is attention?
Psychologists define it as the ability to process certain things in our environments while excluding others consciously. The attention system consists of various networks that sustain different tasks.
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The digital world instructs our attention like no other human invention before. The consequence changed the way we live, work, and think. Gloria has studied people’s relationships with digital technology as long as it existed. Here’s what the research found:
In 2004, on average. Workplace ...
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Every attentional state has its purpose and value. To achieve more, you don’t have to push yourself to be focused all the time; playing candy crus is also good for you. For most people, the highest focus is at 11 am and again at 3 pm—the boredom peaks shortly after lunch. We need to learn to flow...
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When people are frequently interrupted by such distractions, they report more frustration, pressure, and stress. The surprising fact is that people interrupt themselves almost as often as they are interrupted by outside forces.
Researchers found that people switch their attention 44% of th...
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The internet is everywhere today. The network structure perfectly mimics the structure of our minds. The curiosity by following associative connections, much as we do when mind-wandering on our own. Companies use algorithms to collect data about themselves to predict what links will get us to cli...
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Quick questions: How much control do we have if companies are so good at manipulating our online choices?
We need to develop meta-awareness of our digital behavior. It means recognizing our habits, understanding what forces are trying to manipulate our attention, and learning which distrac...
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A learner | Writer of Melva's Note on Substack | High curiosity about psychology and human development.
Our bond with our digital devices is unbreakable; we’re jumping in front of screens, from one app to another. This behavior shortened our attention spans, and we feel more stressed than ever, There are tons of notifications dropping every few minutes, and companies are preying on our most primitive desires. Yet, disconnecting from this phenomenon is impossible - at least if we want to keep our job or have a social life. Gloria Mark, Ph.D., breaks down how the digital age has changed the nature of our attention based on her research on behavioral science.
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