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Want to Reduce Digital Distractions? Brain Coach Jim Kwik Shares Strategies for Better Focus

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Also known as the extrathalamic control modulatory system, this part of the brain filters through the deluge of information we receive every day to determine what’s important and what should be muted. The second thing Kwik says happens when you grab your phone is a flex of your distraction muscles.

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Time Is Your Most Valuable Resource—Don’t Waste It

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We have an infinite wealth of information, connections and resources at our fingertips, thanks to the internet and smartphones. Your phone, the apps you use and every website you visit are designed to capture and hold your attention. When I wake up, I don’t look at my phone, log on to my computer or turn on the TV. Your dreams.

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7 Office Design Strategies To Support Neurodiversity In A Post-Pandemic World

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This article was written by Elsy Studios ‘ Juliana Rini for Work Design Magazine. Example of phone rooms. From privacy rooms and phone rooms located away from high-traffic areas to open spaces and meeting rooms of different sizes, we created different levels of privacy, both formal and informal.

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Master Your Memory with Ron White

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Many people also regret how much they could improve their lives and businesses if they could only retain more information from reading materials. He explains the method by demonstrating how to memorize an entire issue of SUCCESS magazine. Now try to find the phone number of a friend. That information goes on your screen.

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Scientist and Engineer Rosalind Picard Is Transforming Digital Health with Wearable AI

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But, back in the ’90s, there was much less wearable technology that could give you continuous information about your health. These internet-connected devices not only include desktops and laptops but our phones and wearables as well, says Picard, founder and director of the MIT Media Lab’s affective computing research group.

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How To Create Commute-Worthy Destinations

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This article was written by DLR Group’s Jeremy Reding for Work Design Magazine. DLR Group has reviewed current research from cognitive science and neuroscience to better inform design based on task type. Focus area featuring workspace and private phone booths for confidential tech client. Image courtesy of DLR Group.

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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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. – Outreach Marino is more excited to get on the phone than your average person. Step three of her communication program, nailing down information, involves deeper research before an event or meeting—learning a client or colleague’s likes, dislikes, past work and more. Another benefit: “You can delete it right after.”

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