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most knowledge workers who claim to single task are actually primarily working on one thing at a time, but punctuating this work with a frequent series of *just checks* (quick glances at text messages, email inboxes, slack channels, social media feeds, etc…*just in case* something important has arrived).
This type of pseudo-focus might seem better than old school multitasking (in which you try to work on multiple primary tasks simultaneously), but attention residue theory teaches us that it might be just as bad.
A Productivity Lesson from a Classic Arcade Game
Study Hacks
it is a shame-based disorder.
What It Can Be Like Living With C-PTSD
Annie Tanasugarn, PhD
To disrupt a bad habit that’s connected to a time trigger, you can set a calendar invite to interrupt you a few minutes beforehand.
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