A University of Austin, Texas study told us that if we can see our phone, even if it was on silent and face down, if it was in our line of sight, it had a negative impact on our cognitive performance. So just seeing it is a brain drain, like literally makes you about 10% dumber. But when you turn on do not disturb or focus mode, as it's now called, everybody else gets blocked, but you have peace of mind again.
This podcast is required listening for all of us who inhabit the digital world. Dr Kristy has done a heap of research into the effects of the digital world on our wellbeing and performance and has come up with a range of actionable and practical solutions that we can use to keep the benefits of the digital world, without it negatively impacting on our health, wellbeing and performance, as well as that of our kids.
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