In three minutes, you’re probably going to get distracted. That’s according to a recent Wall Street Journal story, which reported that the average person switches tasks every three minutes. Of course, our smartphones, and their constant dings and pings, are mostly to blame.
Here’s an interesting tidbit: One study quoted in that WSJ story found that those who checked their emails freely throughout the day felt more stress than those who limited their email-checking to just five scheduled times a day.
So, if you want to give your brain a break, consider setting your phone on “do not disturb” for a couple hours each day. But do that, of course, after you check out these stories:
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