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11: How to Read a Nonfiction Book
Time and Attention
How to Recharge When Your Mind Wanders as You Read
The mind has essentially two modes that we flip through over the span of the day. We have a focused mode where we're just focused on something. But then there's the perceptually decoupled mode where the mind is wandering. And usually when our mind wanders as we try to do something that requires active attention, it means we need a rest or break.
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