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Here’s the frightening part: We gravitate to a customary level of interruption. If you are disrupted by notifications all day, every day, then even if those external triggers magically disappear, you will unconsciously start interrupting yourself to maintain the rhythm of distraction you’re used to. That is why the mere presence of a smartphone on a desk or in a pocket—even if it is turned off—has been shown to impair performance on cognitive tests, particularly among people who are more phone dependent.
The Secret to Success Is ‘Monotasking’
theatlantic.com
Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health.
Changing Your Diet Can Help Tamp Down Depression, Boost Mood
Heather Francis
Their ambition is to create an ML-driven driven system designed to optimize your addiction to its apps to extract even more time and data from you. There are no limits or bounds on what it will show you to maximize your addiction to its platform. So long as it makes money. (8/)
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