Are You Trying to Devote Your Attention to Quiet Focus Time?

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When people have a lot of external interruptions, and then those stop, for whatever reason, people tend to self-interrupt. And so what you're experiencing is that you've used up some of your precious resources already. When it comes time to try to devote yourself to quiet focus time, you don't have so many resources left.

Gloria Mark is Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of California, Irvine. She received her PhD from Columbia University in psychology and studies the impact of digital media on people’s lives. She takes a deep dive in examining multitasking, interruptions, and mood with the use of digital devices. She has published over 200 articles, and in 2017 was inducted into the ACM SIGCHI Academy which recognizes leaders in the field of human-computer interaction.

Gloria's book, Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness and Productivity, is available now!

Find more about Gloria at gloriamark.com.