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Your divided attention

Many people are not good at processing clutter. It can become overwhelming and make our brains do more work to complete tasks.

The more stimuli we receive, the more the brain has to filter out the necessary. When you remove the competing objects, focusing becomes much easier, and productivity increases. Clutter can cause our bodies to release cortisol, the stress hormone. Long-term exposure to clutter can result in chronic stress.

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NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC

Why pandemic stress breeds clutter—and how to break the cycle

nationalgeographic.com

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