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In our modern world of computers and email, perhaps the greatest enemy is the attraction of distraction, chasing after the shiny objects of immediate stimulus, email, text messages, phone calls, and social media, all of which cause your mind to scatter and disrupt your ability to focus and concentrate.
Continuously responding to electronica interruptions, especially email and text messages, burs up your brain fuel. The average adult checks his or her email all day long and is constantly distracted, like an attention deficit disorder dog, by signals and alarms on email and smartphones.
As a result, the average email addicted employee loses ten full IQ points each day, becoming dumber by the hour. By the end of the day, many people are brined out, unable to concentrate or make even the simplest of decisions. And they are further and further behind on their key tasks.
