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SYSK Choice: How to Overcome Distractions & Why It Pays to Lighten Up at Work

Something You Should Know

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Why Multitasking Doesn't Work

We can't actively focus on more than one thing at one time. Multi tasking is cause of a phenomenon called attention residue. It's actually impossible to cleanly switch from doing one thing to doing another thing. In fact, deliberately letting our mind wander is one of the best things that we can do for our creativity. We think about 14 times as often when our mind is wandering versus when we're focused.

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