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Podcast: A New Way of Being
Episode: Why Multitasking Is Ruining Your Brain (And How to Fix It) – With Johann Hari
Description: The cost of constant distractions and how to get your focus back. In this episode, we explore the huge cognitive cost of constantly checking your phone and how it impacts your ability to focus and perform at your best. My guest is Johann Hari, author of Stolen Focus, who sheds light on the “switch cost effect” – the mental toll of constantly switching between tasks. Johann explains how multitasking lowers your IQ in the short term, even more so than smoking weed, and offers simple steps to rediscover the joy of focus.One of these steps is pre-commitment, a stra...