![]() ![]() ![]() 1) Switching cost is the time we take to switch from task to task. There are four ways we suffer from our diminishing focus. Which coincidently, is around the same impact as smoking marijuana. One study conducted by HP found that distracted workers, who have constant phone and email interruptions, had a reduction in IQ by approximately 10 points. Research into office workers in the US indicate that the average person is switching tasks every 3 minutes. With the increase in technology, the influence of social media, lack of sleep, long working hours and highly structured and stressed lives, we’ve lost our ability to focus. So, let me distil ‘stolen Focus’ for you in this book review. Johann Hari’s book explains why, and what we can do about it. Over and over again, we see people of all ages more engaged with their phones than the natural beauty around them. Then they start scrolling through something that must be much more interesting than water tumbling over massive rocks within an ancient rainforest. While travelling, we see people at majestic waterfalls taking a few photos before getting distracted. After reading ‘Stolen Focus’ by Johann Hari, I’ve realised it’s not just my opinion, there’s a massive amount of research out there pointing at the same things. ![]()
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