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Why our attention spans are shrinking, with Gloria Mark, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Are You Taking a Break?

In our current world, many work environments, people neglect to take meaningful breaks. We get ourselves into a position where we end up having our performance suffers as a result. It's really important to take a break at a point in the task that is called a break point. A break point is a natural stopping point in a task. By taking breaks, we have more energy and attentional capacity which means we can do more.

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