There is plenty of advice in books, articles and apps on how to switch off to regain focus. We know what we should do – reduce screen time, accept we can’t multi-task, practice mindfulness – but something prevents us. I think there are two factors in play…..
Continue readingWe’ve all seen people in groups looking at their phones rather than talking to each other. Now there’s a name for it – “phubbing”, short for “phone snubbing”, giving your phone precedence over the….
Continue readingAccording to Tim Urban, being connected 24/7 feeds our “instant gratification monkey” (see his TED talk), or what Steve Peters would call our “inner chimp” – we react to events too quickly, making snap decisions…
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