Phone Distractions
Cal Newport discusses a study where participants had their phones taken away, but even though they were on silent mode, they still couldn't focus on the task at hand. The study shows that just having a phone in the same room can use up precious cognitive bandwidth, even if we're trying to ignore it. Our ancient social mind doesn't want to miss communication, and those instincts don't go away easily.In this clip
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503: Cal Newport | Reimagining Work in a World without Email
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