12/10/2021
You get to the bottom of the page and realize you have no idea what you just read.
Entering a room, you've forgotten why you went there in the first place.
Looking up from your phone, you realize you've been scrolling for way too long.
What happened? Your attention lapsed.
And it lapses a lot, so much so that, according to research, we are missing 50 percent of our lives. When such lapses occur during our workday, they not only may annoy us, but they also may be consequential for our success and productivity.
Your brain is not broken and they are In fact, doing what it's designed to do.
Guiding attention back to where you need your focus over and over again is exhausting.
Thankfully, there are science-backed ways you can help yourself.
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