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Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
Frequent task switching reduces productivity because of the time and mental effort needed to refocus, even when people feel they are multitasking well.
The cost of interrupted work: More speed and stress
This paper shows that frequent interruptions significantly slow task performance and increase errors because people take time to resume their original focus after being distracted.
Why is it so hard to do my work? The challenge of attention residue when switching between work tasks
This article explains why switching between work tasks is hard, showing that people’s attention often sticks to unfinished tasks and reduces performance when they try to move to a new one.
“The very process made me happier!” Is pleasure research an affective intervention?
This study found that participating in online pleasure-focused research moments led to small boosts in positive affect and larger drops in negative affect, suggesting that the process of answering pleasure questions can itself enhance mood.
Australians are in more pain
New data shows Australians are reporting more pain than in past decades, and it isn’t just because people are getting older.
Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace