Ditch your open office, drink coffee strategically, and put your smartphone away to trick your brain into getting more done.
found with open office plans, face-to-face interaction time got cut by a factor of four, and workers sent 56% more emails at double the length.
"The human brain isn't designed to be in a massive open space," Yousef said."You're physiologically more stressed out. It's like trying to get work done at a daycare center."When humans switch from one task to another, our brains must take time and energy to focus on the next task. The time wasted in switching between tasks is called a"switch cost."
Notifying you and distracting you is all part of the design, Yousef said. Apps are designed to use psychological tricks to continuously grab your attention. App developers even looked at how casinos keep gamblers addicted to slots, and they created notifications to mirror their effects,To keep from getting distracted, Yousef said to take back control over notifications by turning them off and focusing your energy on productive tasks.
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