"The absolute awesomeness of 24/7 connectedness is exactly what distorts our reality of space and time, causing us to be more scattered, stressed, unfocused, and overwhelmed, and even less productive. I am as guilty of this as anyone else, such as when I send an excited text at 10 p.m., and my friend is all the way in New York, where it's 1 a.m."
"Recent studies find that cognitive overload can be caused by too much media multitasking, which impairs learning in heavy media users. Our devices are a constant feed with status updates, emails, social media, news, and downright distraction. Unfortunately, more often than not, the loudest thing gets our attention. Other times, the deception of tiny rewards, like the pinging of a chain of texts, derails our train of thought."
Twenty-four-seven connectedness distorts perceptions of space and time and increases scattering, stress, lack of focus, overwhelm, and reduced productivity. Late-night digital interactions can inadvertently disturb others across time zones. Excessive media multitasking causes cognitive overload and impairs learning in heavy media users. Devices provide constant feeds of updates and tiny rewards that divert attention and derail thought. Focusing on a single task and shutting down devices increases productivity and triggers dopamine release upon completion. Strategic caffeine timing, at least eight hours of sleep, and breathing exercises or meditation support recovery, attention, and memory consolidation.
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