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…to live an intentional, meaningful life and to really thrive, one of the most critical skills to develop is this ability to take a meta-view, the view from above that broadens your perspective and makes you sensitive to context.
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…research [has] revealed that constant attention switching online has a lasting negative effect on your brain.
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Our context determines how we experience the content of our lives.
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Each individual has his or her context and lives his or her life accordingly.
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…context switches, even if brief, introduce a heavy cost in terms of mental energy – reducing cognitive performance and creating a sense of exhaustion…
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The key is to find ways to minimize context shifts and overload while still getting done what needs to get done.
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…the formation time of a habit depends on three things: 1) The person doing the habit, 2) The habit itself (action), and 3) the context.
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In the broader context of professional performance, sooner or later most professionals will have to submit to ratings, one way or another, or bear the consequences…
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Attention to context lets us pick up subtle social cues that can guide how we behave. Those who are tuned in this way act with skill no matter what situation they find themselves in.
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Context awareness also helps at another level: mapping the social networks in a group or at a new school or on the job – a skill that lets us navigate those relationships well.
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