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The Battle Against Distraction with Larry Rosen, Professor Emeritus and author.

Modern CTO

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Reducing Anxiety Is More Valuable Than Stopping It

Liarosa: I find the, the words reducing anxiety to be more valuable than stopping distraction. "I hate it when external thing is causing this anxiety," she says. She explains how a study that her colleague Nancy Cheever did can help you understand what anxiety feels like and why it's so difficult to control. Lying through your eyes? You're going to have an anxiety episode at some point in your life - just look up 'anxiety' on any TV show or radio station for example. But if you don't want to watch something all day long, try not watching too much television! It will make you less likely to get anxious. If you are worried about falling asleep

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