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99: Attention Span

Time and Attention

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The Benefits of Focusing Your Attention

Gloria Mark is the author of Attention Span, a guide to managing your attention. She says there are three ways in which multitasking harms our performance. When we switch our attention rapidly, she says, it takes longer to do anything. And when people's attention starts shifting, their heart rate monitors indicate they're stressed.

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