Is Secondhand Distraction Destroying Your Focus?

Picture this … You’re sitting next to someone who is working on their laptop. Out of curiosity, you glance over to see what this person is doing. Dozens of websites are open and she seems to be doing the digital dance: rapidly switching from listening to a lecture to checking Facebook and then onto Netflix […]

The paradox of the pause: How stopping regularly helps you get more done

In pre-internet days, it was much easier to focus and complete your work. If you were struggling, you couldn’t escape to the worlds of Facebook, YouTube and Netflix for instant relief. How do I know? Because I was born before 1985. I know what it feels like to be a student with and without the […]